i want my little sister to have custody of my 2 kids.
what do i have to do? is there a legal document i need to fill out?
is there a website that tells me all about this type of stuff?
2007-08-17 08:26:28 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
if i write a letter saying i want her to have custody of my kids. me, my sister and my mom sign it will that work?
2007-08-17 08:39:13 · update #1
You can do it yourself by purchasing the appropriate documents or attaining an attorney. These legal forms can be purchase at "Staples" or any other "Office Supply store". You can go on line as well "Legal, lawyer" and just browse and select. The forms need to be notarize and secured. If any changes take place with you or household..you than need to update your "will". An attorney is going to charge you a fee for doing and putting together this "legal document". I did it when my children were very young. Grown adults today..now I am educating them and significant others. I did it for my mom as per her request, I have "Power of Attorney" I handled all her business and personal affairs..she is ill and I did all the paper work myself..is not at all that difficult..piece a cake..Good Luck to you!
2007-08-17 08:44:55 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call a lawyer ASAP and have your sister listed as the children's legal guardian. Of course, if there is a father in the picture, he will receive custody of the children automatically, but if there is a legal document, your sister will at least have a legal leg to stand on.
Don't put this off! This goes for everyone reading this. Accidents happen all the time. You should always have a guardian designated for your children. Even if you are happily married, what would happen to your kids if you and your spouse should die together in an accident?
2007-08-17 08:33:39 · answer #2 · answered by January Love 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to create a will. Make sure you think of how the children will be taken care of as well. You can either do this through an attorney or look online for a do it yourself will. Also talk to the people who may be thinking they are going to be responsible for the children. And unless the kids father is abusive or has been deemed an unfit parent, they would be the next of kin and the rightful guardian, even if you want your sister to take this responsibility.
2007-08-17 08:33:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you talked to you're younger sibling about this?And have you drawn up a will?Make your sister POA that's power of attorney,so if you get sick she will make all the decisions for you.While your able now you can make some for yourself and your sister can see to it that your wishes are followed out.Like would you like to be resisitated or just go.I see alot of this at the nursing home where I work families screaming at one another talking about mom would have wanted this while another kid is screaming you don't know you hardly came to see her,so you put things in order and write them out and take it to an attorney so everything can be legal.
2007-08-17 08:36:34 · answer #4 · answered by dccuttie75 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your Mom wants custody she may have to go thru the courts to do it. If their mother puts up a battle it won't be easy. Your mom is going to have to prove that their mom is an unfit mother. Your mom needs to contact children services in your state. In IL that would be DCFS (dept. of Children and Family Services). You probably have something similar in your state. In any case it would be best to try to keep the kids together if possible. It might be best for your mom to try convincing their mom that she wants to help her by taking the kids til she can get her life together again. You don't want to build any bad feelings or barriers at this point. Your mom needs to build trust with their mom in order to convince her to do the right thing. Good Luck!
2016-05-21 22:00:34 · answer #5 · answered by yun 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can type it up on your own and have yourself, your sister, and a witness sign it. Write that in the case of your death you want your sister to have legal and physical custody of your children. You may want to write something about the money too. I worte that I wanted half of the inheritance to be put in a seperate account in my daughter's name and she could have it either for college, of when she reached the age of 21.
2007-08-17 08:32:44 · answer #6 · answered by Melissa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to write a will stating that you want your sister to have custody. There are diy Will kits online or in bookstores that you can use.
Just make sure that you have all the signatures required and it properly witnessed.
2007-08-17 08:33:13 · answer #7 · answered by Lucy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to have a will stating that your sister is to have custody, but if the father is around, he might try to put up a fight, and the will would be no good because the courts normally side with the parents, unless there is problems such as drug use, etc.
2007-08-17 08:31:53 · answer #8 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
you need to write a legal will. call a lawyer so you can make sure it is done correctly.
without a will if you die your children will become wards of the state and the government will decide who gets your kids and they will be in the system until that decision is made.
2007-08-17 08:32:01 · answer #9 · answered by Havanah_A 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get a lawyer to write it up. We thought we could make up a will and have witnesses sign for my mom, and now there is issues because we did not word everything just right
2007-08-17 08:35:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋