This time of year, as parents around the Inland Empire are preparing to send children off to live independently or to attend college, ProSe Legal Service sees an increase in need for documents associated with children becoming adults.
According to Reyna Ventura, managing legal document assistant at ProSe, having power of attorney, a filed HIPAA waiver or co-agency documents when a child turns 18 can prevent both frustrating problems and catastrophic ones.
“One of the things people don’t realize – we see this a lot – they come in and it’s too late, and they share a horrible story,” she said by phone July 13. Things change when a child turns 18:
