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6 Steps to Selecting and Naming the Right Guardians for Your Children

  One of your most important duties as a parent is to select and legally document guardians for your children. This doesn’t mean automatically naming godparents or trusting that the grandparents will step in if necessary, assuming they will even be young and healthy enough to do so. As a responsible parent, you need to carefully consider and decide who would be the best people to raise your children if you could not. And then

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Image of a Mother Carrying Her Son on Her Back in an Open Field at Sunset, Illustrating the Concept of Godparents and Guardians in Young Family Estate Planning

Navigating the Difference Between Godparents and Guardians

Explore the nuanced differences between guardians and godparents in young family estate planning. Discover the legal distinctions, responsibilities, and how to make informed choices for your child’s future. Delve into the realm of guardians vs. godparents and ensure comprehensive protection for your loved ones.

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Name Guardians for your Kids, or Someone Else WILL

Ok, let’s get right down to it, and talk about the reason you’re reading this article: your children. What would happen to your children if something happened to you? Do you know? Do you really know? It’s been my personal mission- and our firm’s driving force- to make sure that every child in the Commonwealth is protected, should the unexpected occur, and that parents have all the knowledge and tools needed to make that happen.

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A ‘Friends’ Thanksgiving: Talking About Guardians

It has been a long time since David and I tuned in to ‘Friends’ to watch the antics of Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey and Phoebe.  But our oldest daughter, Hannah, recently came home from college with Mono. After the initial concerns, questions, blood tests and actual diagnosis, we settled in to a new routine which quickly let to binge-watching ‘Friends.’ To our surprise, Season 8, Episode 9 was about estate planning – and it

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Naming Guardians- National Estate Planning Awareness Week

Maybe you’ve heard that there are certain documents you need to have in place to make sure that your kids are protected no matter what, but you don’t know what those documents are, or how to get started. If You Are The Parent Of A Young Child, We Recommend: If you have young children, you definitely want to have a Kids Protection Plan in place. With a Kids Protection Plan, you will name long-term guardians (the people

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What You Should Know About Guardianship—In Case A Parent or Loved One Becomes Incapacitated

Whether through illness, injury, or other means, anyone can require a guardian to become appointed if they become mentally incapacitated. In such cases, if there is no estate planning in place (or insufficient planning) to keep family or other loved one’s out of court, a guardianship, or conservatorship as it is sometimes called, must be established via a court process in the county probate court. Obtaining guardianship can be an extraordinarily challenging and expensive process.

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