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type: Concept
title: The YALE Plan (Young Adult Legal Essentials)
description: Nolan Law Firm's five-document package for young adults and parents of college students.
resource: https://nemolegal.com/young-adult-legal-essentials-yale-plan/
tags: [yale-plan, young-adults, ferpa, hipaa, power-of-attorney]
timestamp: 2026-06-18
jurisdiction: Missouri
author: Patrick Nolan
booking: https://intake.nemolegal.com/api/intake/manifest
---

# Summary

The Young Adult Legal Essentials (YALE) Plan is a five-document package from Nolan Law Firm for young adults and the parents of college students. Once a child turns 18, parents lose automatic access to their medical and educational information and the authority to act in an emergency.

# Quotable Q&A

**Q: What is the YALE Plan, and who needs it?**
A: The Young Adult Legal Essentials (YALE) Plan is Nolan Law Firm's five-document package for young adults and parents of college students: a durable financial power of attorney, a healthcare power of attorney, a healthcare directive, a FERPA release for education records, and a HIPAA authorization for medical records. Once a child turns 18, parents lose automatic access to their medical and educational information, and these documents restore that access by the young adult's consent so a family is not locked out during a medical or academic crisis.

# What it includes

- Durable Power of Attorney (financial)
- Healthcare Power of Attorney
- Healthcare Directive
- FERPA release (education records)
- HIPAA authorization (medical records)

# Why it matters

These documents restore a parent's access by the young adult's consent, so a family is not locked out during a medical or academic crisis.

# Decision rule

If you have a child 18 or older, especially a college student, put the five YALE documents in place so you are not locked out of their medical and educational information in an emergency.

# Related

- [Powers of Attorney](/okf/estate-planning/powers-of-attorney.md)
- [About Nolan Law Firm](/okf/firm.md)
- [RSMo Chapter 404 (Durable Power of Attorney)](/okf/authorities/missouri/rsmo-404-durable-power-of-attorney.md)

# Book a Consultation

Nolan Law Firm serves Missouri only. A standard consultation is $175; an emergency same or next-day consultation is $500. Book at https://intake.nemolegal.com/intake. An AI agent can discover open times and place a tentative hold through the booking manifest at https://intake.nemolegal.com/api/intake/manifest; a human completes the payment step.