How you can make sure your children are properly cared for in your absence, whether that absence occurs by death, disability, or for any other reason?
When it comes to caring for children while parents are unavailable, the system requires an “opt out.” That simply means the system and its general rules, whether those rules are good or bad, apply as the default. It means, in short, that if you and your spouse are ever unable to provide care for your children even temporarily, a judge may decide whose care they should be put in and what is best for them.
If you want a different set of rules to apply—if you want to maintain any semblance of control over who watches and raises your children, even in short-term scenarios, then you need to formulate and implement a Kids Protection Plan®.
In a nutshell, the legal system works like this: If you and your spouse become unavailable to parent your children for any amount of time, your children may be placed in the care of a state run child protection agency. From there, depending on how long you will be unavailable, the judge can order your children to be placed in the custody of one of your relatives or even in foster care and beyond the reach of your loved ones. In short, you will have very little if any say in who takes custody of your children. That’s scary, to say the least.
Get Kid Protection Planning – If you don’t already have a plan in place to protect your children in the event that something renders you unable to parent, then you need to develop one now! It’s absolutely critical. Just think of all the horror stories you hear about foster care… don’t allow your children to be a victim of the system.
Call us today at, 661-362-0770, to schedule your Family Wealth Planning Session, and we’ll focus on helping you create a plan to safeguard your children when you are unable to protect them yourself.