Who Gets the Kids?

New baby has arrived, the room is decorated ready to go but have you sorted your Will out?

A maudlin question but every parent should have a Will which names Guardians, if you don’t a Judge will be left to decide who raises your children if the unthinkable happens.

As daunting as the process might seem creating a Will with guardianship appointment is fairly straight forward and leaves you sure that in the extremely unlikely event you can’t raise your kids they will be cared for.

You should name one guardian, and one alternative, in case your first can’t take on the role for each child.

You could name more than one but this raises the possibility of the co-guardians disagreeing later.

Things to consider when choosing a guardian:

• Is the prospective guardian old enough?
• Does the prospective guardian have a genuine concern for the children’s welfare?
• Can the prospective guardian physically handle the role?
• Does he or she have the time?
• Does the prospective guardian share your moral beliefs?
• Would your children have to move?