Your Child Just Turned 18.
Do You Still Have the Right to Help Them?
The moment they became a legal adult, Florida law changed what you can do in an emergency.
- Speak with their doctors if they're hospitalized
- Access their medical records in a crisis
- Handle financial and legal matters on their behalf
- Make sure their wishes are on record — before something happens
Flat fee · Simple process · Done before move-in day. Three documents. One appointment. Complete protection.
Call or text (954) 233-0682
Why This Matters
A hospital can legally turn you away.
Even if you're their parent.
On the day your child turned 18, Florida law stopped treating them as a minor. That means you no longer have automatic legal authority to speak with their doctors, access their medical records, or make a single decision on their behalf — even if they are unconscious, hospitalized, or hundreds of miles away.
It doesn't matter that they're on your health insurance. It doesn't matter that you've raised them for 18 years. Without the right documents in place, the hospital's hands are tied — and so are yours.
Most families don't find out until there's an emergency. This is one of the most preventable situations in estate planning — and it takes one appointment to solve.
You are not paying for paper.
You are paying for peace of mind — the kind that means if your child is ever in a hospital, the people they trust can actually help them.
— Patricia Keyes, Esq., LL.M. · Law Office of Patricia Keyes, P.A.
What We Prepare
Three Documents. One Package. Complete Protection.
Everything your new adult child needs to make sure the people they trust can step in — legally — when it matters most.
Health Care Power of Attorney
Names a trusted person to speak with doctors, access medical records, and make health care decisions if your student is unable to communicate. This is the document that lets you be there when it matters most.
Durable Power of Attorney
Gives a trusted person legal authority to handle financial and legal matters — paying bills, accessing accounts, signing documents — if your student is hospitalized, abroad, or unreachable.
Living Will
Records your student's own wishes about end-of-life care in writing. It's their voice on paper — so no one ever has to guess, and your family is never forced to make that call under pressure.
Call or text (954) 233-0682
How It Works
Simple From Start to Finish.
Five easy steps — and your student walks out with everything they need, properly executed and ready to work.
Reach out at (954) 233-0682. We'll briefly explain the package, answer your questions, and send over a simple flat-fee retainer to get started.
Once your retainer is signed and payment is in, we send a short intake form. Your student simply lists the people they want making decisions for them — that's it.
Our team prepares your student's Health Care POA, Durable POA, and Living Will based on the intake. Drafts are sent for review before the signing appointment.
A member of our team walks your student through each document in plain English — about 15 minutes — so they understand exactly what they're signing before they come in.
Your student comes in, signs all three documents, and walks out with their executed originals. We keep a copy on file. Done — before move-in day.
Patricia Keyes has been helping South Florida families protect what matters most for over 17 years. Her firm specializes in flat-fee estate planning, elder law, and Medicaid planning — with bilingual services in English and Spanish. When she prepares documents, they are done right, executed correctly, and built to work when your family needs them most.
Let's Get This Done
Before Move-In Day.
One appointment. Three documents. Complete protection. Start with a complimentary call with our paralegal — and get your student protected before they leave for school.
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