[maxkinzie]

Hi,

As we deal with legalities, I was wondering what other people have done regarding designating a guardian for their child(ren).

My bro and his wife will be DD's parents if something happens to DH and myself. Brother and his wife have one young son.

It has been recommended to designate ONE of the two as custodian, then if they would split, our DD wouldn't be a custody issue (their son, of course, would). MY feelings are if they would split, and had DD, I would want DD to be treated as her cousin/then brother would be. She would be his sister, period. Sadly, yes that would mean custody issues, but might that not be "good" in a way?

By the way, I'm TOTALLY open to being wrong in my opinion here.

What have others done?

thanks,
max

[Linny]

I think you bring up a good point, but perhaps it would be best to name some specific person as the custodian. It would mean less stress for everyone around, it would seem.

And, the little bit I've been involved with wills and such, I think the more clearly and specifically things are written out, the better it is for everyone involved.

Hope this helps a little.....

Sincerely,

Linny