Who gets your kids if you die?

SoonToBeTabor · January 2010

We're doing our Wills and it made me curious.

Who are you leaving your kids to if you and DH parish while they are young? I have my mother listed and then my Uncle. His mother specifically asked that we do not leave the kids with her. She probably couldn't have paid me to leave them to her anyway, so glad there was no issue there.

water-fairy · January 2010

We haven't done the will yet, but it will be my parents or my brother.

t.bird · January 2010

we still haven't decided. shame on us.

haleymay18 · January 2010

hmmm. I haven't given this any thought. I just won't die, I guess

howa0155 · January 2010

DH is a wacko and when we couldn't agree suggested we split the kids up. Yes, a total dumba$$. He wont talk to me about it anymore - so I made my will and they will go to my sister then my mom.

madameladauphine · January 2010

My sister and her husband. After them, my parents.

Thanks for the Will reminder! We have got to get ours done, like, asap.

kkenner · January 2010

My parents and then once my sister re-marries, she will get Jilly and any other kids we will have.

Mrs Kittle · January 2010

SoonToBeTabor:

We're doing our Wills and it made me curious.

Who are you leaving your kids to if you and DH parish while they are young? I have my mother listed and then my Uncle. His mother specifically asked that we do not leave the kids with her. She probably couldn't have paid me to leave them to her anyway, so glad there was no issue there.

OK first, OMG I heart your new siggy!

We have God Parents for Emily. We chose my life long friend (we grew up together...very close with his family...his parents were/are my brother and I's God Parents) and his wife. They live in CA but we know they would do anything for Emily (and any other children we may/will have). We just talked to my dad last night about getting our wills together....we will leave our LO's with the God Parents. My parents may be a little 'hurt' when they hear this but I know they'll understnad. They recently had some serious financial trouble (my dad is a mortgage lender) and want to travel when they retire. I know they'd do ANYTHING for our LO's but we also dont want them to have to 'start over' if we were to 'go'. and that's my long winded response Stick out tongue

Lins610 · January 2010

she'll go to my brother and sister in law. When i called and asked them, I spoke with my brother and told him to talk it over with his wife and get back to me, his response was "yeah, fine"....I said well are you sure, this is a big decision, "yeah that's cool"....SIL was elated and well my brother is a guy of few words.

ivs112 · January 2010

She would go to my parents.

burning_television · January 2010

DH's brother.

If not possible for whatever reason, DH's parents, or DH's cousin and his wife.

llyynn · January 2010

I've been thinking about writing a will this past week. DS would go to my mom. My DH and I did get a life insurance policy after DS was born.

AMYfromKY · January 2010

My cousin. Really I'd love for it to be my parent's, but when he is 10 they'll be in their 60s and that doesn't seem fair for Henry or them.

My cousin is a 28 year old teacher and would be great.

tigergreen · January 2010

we picked DH's brother & his wife...we both would have preferred my parents, but they're in their 70's now. it just makes no sense for them to be 1st choice.

DiaMT · January 2010

The hubby and I have some discussing to do. Definately not my brothers as they drink too much and make poor decisions. My folks would be in their 70's by the time Caelan is in his teens so that won't work. And DH's parents are older than mine, and I don't agree with his brother-in-law's political and religious views so his sister is out too. That pretty much leaves DH's older brother and his wife but that would suck too because they live so far away from all our other family.

suscq · January 2010

DH's sis and BIL. Both of our parents are wonderful but we figured that if we died, DD would be soooo spoiled by them that if she actually lived with them she'd never have any discipline. My family has a farm (not pretty cows to look at farm, but shovel sh!t by hand kind of farm) and DH has it stipulated that if we die, DD has to work on the farm every summer so she can't grow up with everything handed to her.

blushingbrideoct07 · January 2010

Although DH will not talk and it, like talking about it will make it happen or something, I think G would go to my sister, her godmother. ?She is the only one who would be?finically?stable enough to take care of her own children and ours. ?The grandparents are just too old and it would not be fair to have them raise her. ?

MrsWanee · January 2010

we haven't made a will yet, but i want my parents to get him if we die.

second choice would be his mom.

but in the future, when my siblings get older, i will make my youngest sister their guardian if i die.

shortyran · January 2010

My parents get our kids, his parents will be the conservators (is that the right word? They will be the ones who control the money until Evan is 25.)

cupcake_queen · January 2010

It's so hard to think about but probably my sister in law.

iowagirl73 · January 2010

Either my in-laws or DH's sister and her husband.

burgle · January 2010

Brianna's Godfather. He is of DH's closest friend, and in the time I have known him he is always there for us, or for anyone really, no matter what they need. He actually emptied his savings account to help is friend pay for flights across the country for his friend's dad's funeral. He doesn't party, he makes a good steady wage, he has his head on straight basically.

april_lynn_08 · January 2010

My dad is 53 and stepmom is 39 so if they are still able to care for her without it being an inconveience to our daughter or them, they will get her. If not them, then it will be her godmother.

JennifernKevin4ever · January 2010

We have not made a will yet, but we are thinking of leaving him to either FI's sister or to my niece. (my niece is the same age as me) I would leave him to my mom or FI's dad but they are older and I wouldn't want to put that on them to have to care for a young child. They would if they had to, but I want to make sure he can be cared for long term just incase.

Pam081206 · January 2010

My sister. Nothing against my BIL of course and I asked my sister to make sure he was ok with it, but God forbid something were to happen to my sister before something happened to us, Callum would go to my brother.

dle927 · January 2010

My sister and BIL. My parents would be next in line.

ryry1977 · January 2010

We haven't done our will yet (bad parents:() But I want my sister to get my DS and any future kids. Not sure who we would put as second, probably my oldest brother, maybe my youngest sister.

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