Title: Identify legal documents related to home, personal, and family management.
Course: Independent Living (22904-36)

Identification should include

- property documents (e.g., deed to home, car title)
- wills, advance medical directives, and power-of-attorney documents
- investment documents, bank statements
- birth certificates and social security cards
- insurance documents (e.g., policies, household inventory)
- family relationship contracts (e.g., roommate agreement, marriage license, divorce decrees, custody agreements)
- medical records.

Teacher Resources:

- Empowering Futures, One Dollar at a Time, VCEE
- Teen Teach-In, Virginia Events Jump$tart! Financial Smarts for Students
- Financial Fitness, FCCLA

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- Why should one be aware of legal documents related to one’s property and family?
- What can happen if legal documents are lost?
- When might one need to access legal documents for family members?

Communication

- How can technology help one interpret legal documents?
- How can technology help one create legal documents?
- How could one’s physical and mental health affect one’s legal documents?

Leadership

- What ethical concerns may arise when dealing with legal documents?
- Where are some safe places to keep copies of legal documents?
- When might one contact an attorney for help with legal documents?

Management

- What are the requirements (e.g., age, mental status) for handling different legal documents?
- What criteria should one use to evaluate the credentials of attorneys? What information does one need to select an attorney to handle routine legal documents?