If there are no legal documents, do godparents have any rights?
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My parents are worried that if something were to happen to me they wouldn't get to keep my daughter. She has godparents but it has not been legally documented and I would just like to clear the air.
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"Godparent" is not a legally recognized relationship or position; a godparent, simply from being a godparent, has no legal rights. For a godparent to have rights, there would have to be some legal document providing them--such as will stating that the godparent becomes the child's guardian in the event of the death of the children's parents.
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