Comments on: How to Choose a Legal Guardian for Your Child

By: Paul Williams

Paul Williams — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:00:23 +0000

Thanks for your comment, Charity. You can always be preparing by thinking about who you might choose as a guardian even if you don’t have children yet.

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By: Charity Lyman

Charity Lyman — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:56:44 +0000

You brought up some very interesting ideas. As of right now, I do not have any children. But I can be preparing for in the future. Thank you for bringing this very important reminder.
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By: Paul Williams

Paul Williams — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:27:42 +0000

Thanks for your comment, Rakesh. It can be difficult to find a good candidate to be a guardian for your child – especially if you don’t have a strong family network. Many people do choose their parents (the kid’s grandparents) to be the guardian, but you should make sure they’ll be able (physically & financially) and willing to take on this role.

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By: Rakesh

Rakesh — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:52:46 +0000

For many people, it’s difficult to find a good guardian. It is hard enough to take care of your kids and when you have added responsibility of taking care of someone else’s kid, it’s something most people don’t want to do. In many cases, rather than brothers/sisters, loving and sincere guardian’s happen to be grand-parents.

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By: Paul Williams

Paul Williams — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:25:20 +0000

Thanks for your comment, Cathy. Are you entering GRABBBR or did you just want to leave your comment?

By: Cathy

Cathy — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:09:56 +0000

Excellent. I plan on reading all that is posted and then some. This needs to get out to more people.

By: Paul Williams

Paul Williams — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:17:41 +0000

Thanks, Joe! It’s something we don’t think about very much, and I hope no one ever has to actually have it go into effect. But things do happen and its best to be prepared. As much as parents love their children, this should be one of their top concerns in estate planning.

By: Joe Plemon

Joe Plemon — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:12:17 +0000

Paul,
Thanks for writing on such an important and often overlooked responsibility. If just one reader acts on this post, you have done well. And good job helping your sister think it through!

By: Paul Williams

Paul Williams — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:12:54 +0000

Thanks for your comments everyone. I’m glad you enjoyed the post. The most important part of this is to actually do it. Too many people never get around to it despite its importance. Don’t be one of those people!

By: Kaitlin

Kaitlin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:26:06 +0000

Thanks. This is a very great post. We’re still discussing options. I do like the idea of an alternate, that way if things do change there are other options.