Estate Planning Basics Referaat
daughters. Though three children would like to stay together, Janine reluctantly recognizes
that this can't be paramount in her decision. Janine's sister, Brenda, is close to the daugthers
and would, Janine strongly believes, be a much better personal guardian for them than Todd.
But Todd would certainly want and be entitled to custody of their son.
A parent raising a child may not want the other parent to have custody, for any of a number of
reasons. The custodial parent may believe that the other parent is dangerously destructive,
emotionally or pshysically. Or a custodial parent may have remarried and believes that his
current spouse is a far better parent to his children than his ex.
One general rule is that a parent cannot succeed in appointing someone other than the natural
parent to be personal guardian, unless that parent:
· has legally abondoned the child or,
· is unfit as a parent.
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