Planning For Your Children
"Did you know that 69% of parents haven't named guardians for their kids. And of the 31% who have, most have made 1 of 6 common mistakes? Schedule a Life & Legacy Planning Session with us today, so we can fix those mistakes with you."
-Marjorie Desmond
Planning For Your Children
Having a Will Alone Simply Does Not Ensure the Care of Your Kids If the Unthinkable Happens to You!
If you are a parent of minor children who are counting on you, your estate plan must begin with ensuring your children would always be taken care of by the people you want, in the way you want, no matter what happens.
One of our areas of greatest expertise is in planning for the well-being and care of the children you love – all the way from newborn to age of majority, and all the way through adulthood if your child has a special need.
Kids Protection Plan
Without Proper Planning, Here's What Could Happen
- Your children could be placed into the care of strangers while the authorities figure out what to do (yes, even if you have a will in place and even if you have a living trust). It’s true that this would likely only be temporary, but trust us: you never want your children in the arms of strangers, not even for a minute.
The following situations require more careful planning
- Unmarried couples who are either solidifying their relationship through proper planning or dissolving their relationship with the assistance of caring counsel;
- Blended families negotiating the challenges of creating new relationships with varying expectations;
- Families with special needs looking to ensure that their children with special needs will be taken care of and able to continue to receive government assistance;
- High net worth families seeking strategies for minimizing estate and income taxes;
- Estate executors and beneficiaries navigating the court process of probate administration; and
- Family members or trustees carrying out the legacy left behind through a trust administration.
Yes, these things scare us too.
That’s why we offer a Kids Protection Plan with every estate plan we do for families with young children.
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What is a Kids Protection Plan®?
Your Kids Protection Plan® is a set of instructions, legal documents and an emergency wallet card – all of which you need to have if you have kids at home who count on you for their well-being and care.
If you are in an accident, your Kids Protection Plan® will make sure your children are never taken into the custody of Child Protective Services, strangers or the care of anyone you would not want simply because the authorities don’t have clear instructions from you.
And your Kids Protection Plan® will ensure your children are raised by people you choose, not someone chosen by a judge who doesn’t know you.
Get started with your Kids Protection Plan® today!
Name Legal Guardians Here For Free
Imagine that something happened to both parents. What would happen to your kids? They don’t automatically go to the closest relative. A hearing would be necessary where a judge would decide who will raise your kids UNLESS you designate legal guardians to care for your kids. We always make sure you have designated short-term and long-term guardians in case your choice of guardian needs some time to travel to get to your kids. Given how important it is to name guardians, we have provided you with the tools to make these designations yourself so you can rest easy.
