In Legal Terms: Turning 18

Anyone have a 16 to 21-year-old? Or know one? What do you need to know that you can or can’t do when you turn 18? Are you an adult? Are the parents still “in charge”?Guest: attorney Baskin Jones https://injuredinmississippi.com/ who was on our show January 26th 2021 when we talked about Cycling and Insurance. http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-cycling-and-insuranceMS Code 1-3-27: The term “minor,” when used in any statute, shall include any person, male or female, under twenty-one years of age.The Legal Documents You May Want When Your Child Turns 18Healthcare Proxy (also referred to as a healthcare agent or medical power of attorney, a healthcare power of attorney, or durable power of attorney for health care)Mississippi healthcare proxy form:https://www.nrc-pad.org/images/stories/PDFs/mississippi_hcpa.pdf HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) authorization (also called a HIPAA release)Mississippi HIPPA form: https://eforms.com/images/2016/10/Mississippi-HIPAA-Authorization-Form.pdf Durable Power of Attorney (Durable POA) Separate forms for medical and finances. https://eforms.com/power-of-attorney/ms/mississippi-durable-power-of-attorney/Advance Directive Form:https://eforms.com/power-of-attorney/ms/mississippi-advance-health-care-directive/What you can do at 18:VoteJoin the MilitaryRegister for Selective ServiceGet a pody piercing or tattooSign a contractWhat you CAN NOT do at 18:buy a lottery ticketchange your nameopen a brokerage account or buy stockbe called for jury duty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.