My husband and I have one really great friend that we have been friends with for 6 years. We are wanting to make him God Father to our son, but he isn't married or dating. He loves our son like he was his own. We both feel like this is a good move , but have resreved feeling about his future. I have no doute his ability to financily and emoitionly support our son. Is this a good move? Also is there anything legaly we have to do in order to appoint him as our son's God Father.
2007-07-03 10:04:28 · 6 answers · asked by morgan g 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
A godparent is someone who sponsors a child's baptism, and assume an obligation to provide for the religious training of the child.
A godparent isn't a caretaker should something happen to you, it's a person chosen to guide the child's religious development.
If you want a caretaker, you need to create a will.
2007-07-03 10:14:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term "God Parent" is a church designation - that some denominations use. At the time of Baptism those persons stand up with the parents and promise to help raise the child in the knowledge of the faith. This designation does not give that person any custody rights to raise your son if you and your husband should die in an untimely fashion. While it is traditional for both a male and female "God Parent" to be named there is no requiorment that they be involved, related, or for that matter even know each other before the day the child is baptised.
If you want this person to raise your child if you should die, then it would need to be designated in your WILL.
I was the person that would have had the responsibility for being the custody person for raising my sisters children if both she and her husband had died before the children where of legal age. At the time my sister asked me if I would be willing to be designated in that roll - she also told me to keep in touch with her ex-brother and sister in-law - that they truelly loved the kids, and would be a great asset to me, but that they didn't want them as the ones to have legal custody as they were not family and she wanted the children to be raised within the structure of our extended family, have close contact with grandparents, and cousins.
2007-07-03 17:29:43 · answer #2 · answered by keezy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good grief, asking someone to be a godfather to your child doesn't need to be legalized or written in blood. Don't be so hard on other people, you never know what your son will grow up to be like.
2007-07-03 17:29:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes if you plan on dying and wanna make sure this person gets custody of your son, but if you plan on living until he gets to be a grown man than just enjoy the fact that another person will help with the financial responsibilty of raising him!
2007-07-03 17:12:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Godfather is completely different than legal guardian if something should happen to you - that should be stated in a will. Godfather - check with your minister or priest.
2007-07-03 17:08:15 · answer #5 · answered by molly 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no u dont have to do anything legal for him to be your sons Godfather. write it in your will. thats all
2007-07-03 17:09:24 · answer #6 · answered by _imnoripoff_ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋