If I'm a single mom, what will happen to my child if I pass away?
Question Details: I want to know what I need to do in order to secure a safe living enviornment with someone who loves my child if something were to ever happen to me. What are the steps I need to follow so this is set in the legal eye?
Steven Fromm / Steven J Fromm & Associates, P.C.
Answered 11 months ago
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You need to meet with an estates attorney to draft a will that provides for guardianship provisions and to set up an overall estate plan that works in practice. For more on this please read Estate Planning Mistakes: 5 Not So Easy Pieces at the following link: http://www.sjfpc.com/estate_planning_drafting_wills_trusts.html
