{"id":5320,"date":"2016-10-10T15:52:32","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T15:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/?p=5320"},"modified":"2016-10-10T15:52:32","modified_gmt":"2016-10-10T15:52:32","slug":"estate-planning-for-a-brand-new-adult","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/estate-planning-for-a-brand-new-adult\/","title":{"rendered":"Estate Planning for a Brand New Adult"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">Most states have specific laws that define when a person becomes a legal adult. The age when this happens can vary between 18 all the way through 21 depending on which state you live in. However, regardless of which state you live in at some point every person will become a legal adult. Every legal adult needs to complete their own personal estate planning. Here are the basic estate planning documents that every adult, including a brand new adult, should have.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">1. POWER OF ATTORNEY (FOR BOTH FINANCES AND HEALTH CARE)<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/estate-planning-for-a-brand-new-adult\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Estate Planning for a Brand New Adult\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney Most states have specific laws that define when a person becomes a legal adult. The age when this happens can vary between 18 all the way through 21 depending on which state you live in. 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