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Determine the age and physical abilities of your choice. A legal guardian of a minor must be at least 18-years-old, but you must also consider the limitations of choosing elderly parents or grandparents, who may not be able to care for your children up to adulthood.
Sit with the person you have chosen and let them know what you’ve been thinking. Ask them if they’d be willing to raise your children in the event of your death. Do not assume that everyone would be willing and able to take care of your children in your absence. You wouldn’t want to leave your children to someone without their knowledge!
Now that you have selected your guardian and they have agreed to the responsibility, you need to have your will drawn and make it legal.
In our case, the successor Trustee for our Trust is different from that of the legal Guardian of our children, which is a stipulation of our respective Wills. Assigning an alternate Trustee and Guardian is also pivotal.
NOTE: Evangeline is not an attorney nor does she provide legal advice. She prepares legal documents at the specific direction of the client. At your request, she can file your legal documents at the appropriate court. She is a Legal Document Assistant (LDA # 397, registered and bonded in Los Angeles County, expires 3/23/2011). For additional information, please check her website at www.evangelinegiron.net.
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( Published on June 20, 2009 in Asian Journal Los Angeles p. C8 )
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