The four documents every parent of an 18-year-old needs before move-in day.
The day your child turns 18, you legally become a stranger to their doctors, hospitals, professors and bank. The GRAD Package puts the four essential documents in place — so if something happens on campus, you can actually help.
- Durable Power of Attorney (financial)
- Advance Healthcare Directive (medical POA + living will)
- HIPAA Authorization (release medical records to parents)
- FERPA Waiver (release school records to parents)
- Wallet card + secure digital vault for the documents
- Notarization coordination
- 30-minute parent + student walkthrough call
At 18, your child becomes a legal adult — and you lose access.
The moment your child turns 18, three federal privacy shields snap into place: HIPAA blocks doctors and hospitals from sharing medical information with you. FERPA blocks the school from sharing grades, disciplinary records, or even confirming enrollment. Financial privacy laws block banks from discussing accounts you may still be helping fund.
Most families don't discover this until they're standing in a hospital hallway or on hold with the registrar. By then, it's a court petition — expensive, slow, and public. Four signed documents while your child is healthy prevents all of it.
Your child stays in control. Every document is revocable — they can cancel any of it at any time, for any reason. This isn't about taking away their independence; it's about making sure someone they trust can act if they can't.
Six things parents don't think about — until they happen.
These are the calls we hear most often from families who wish they'd signed paperwork before move-in.
ER after a dorm accident
Your 18-year-old is unconscious after a fall at a party. The hospital refuses to share her condition with you or take treatment direction — HIPAA protects her, and you're no longer her legal representative.
Mental health crisis
Your son is placed on a psychiatric hold (5150) after a breakdown during finals. The counseling center and hospital cannot legally involve you or discuss treatment options without his written authorization.
Drug or alcohol incident
Campus security finds drugs in the dorm. There's a disciplinary hearing that could end your child's enrollment — and the school will not let you attend, speak, or see the file without a FERPA release.
Car accident
Your daughter is in a serious accident 400 miles from home. You cannot authorize treatment, access her insurance, or manage her bank account to pay for towing or medications.
Study abroad emergency
Your student is hospitalized overseas. The U.S. embassy, foreign hospital, and travel insurer all ask for legal proof you can act on their behalf. Without POA, everything stops.
Registrar & bursar lockout
The school won't discuss tuition, financial aid, or grades with you — even though you're paying. FERPA blocks it until your child signs a release.
Done in one week. Signed in one visit.
- 01Book & pay
Reserve the July special online or by phone. $250 flat, no add-ons.
- 0215-min intake
Parent + student on a call. We collect names, agents, healthcare preferences.
- 03Drafting
We prepare all four documents within 3 business days for your review.
- 04Sign & notarize
One 30-minute in-person or mobile-notary session. Documents delivered digitally + printed.
Prepared by a Legal Document Assistant registered with the State of California.
Every document is private, secure, and can be revoked by your child at any time.
If the worst happens, we help you use the documents. Included for 12 months.
Move-in day is closer than you think.
$250 flat through July 31 (regular $400). Signed and delivered before your student leaves for school. Send us your info and we'll reach out within one business day.