I am on the process of changing our Wills as we made them before we had DC2 and stupidly didn't make a provision about any future children.
I was telling my friend about it today and how I want to get it sorted as if familes don't agree on who should look after children, they could end up in care.
She just said "oh I'm sure my family would sort it out". I then mentioned her MIL and said what if she didn't agree and wanted to have custody but your family also wanted it. I pointed out that the courts could just end up putting children in care. She again just said "no I'm sure they will sort it out".
AIBU to think that this is A, irresponsible not to set out who you wish to be guardians and B who wants to have to deal with this at the time of a bereavement? I think parents should appoint guardians and put it in writing, not rely on others to sort it out between themselves in the event of death.
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to find my friends attitude to Wills and guardianship frustrating and irresponsible?
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CrapBag · 09/11/2012 22:16
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