It often goes without saying that the key aspect of parenting is the care and well-being of your children and most parents work tirelessly to provide for the proper care and safety of their children. But what happens if you were no longer alive to do this? How can you ensure their continued care? Ensuring the Continued Care of your Children One of the most important things you can proactively do is to name the person you'd like to look after your children in the event of your death. As a parent you can choose a Testamentary Guardian/s in your Will to act in the event that there is no parent alive or to act jointly with a surviving parent, after the death of one parent. This allows you to nominate a suitable person or people to take legal responsibility for your children after your death. Difficulties Deciding on Guardians? We Can Help A loving parent cannot be replaced and choosing suitable Guardians can be difficult. For many of our clients, choosing Guardians is one of the most challenging parts of estate planning sometimes creating a stumbling block preventing them from making any arrangements for their death or incapacity. Even if you can’t decide or can’t agree on who to nominate, please contact us. As experienced Estate Planning Lawyers we are familiar with the sensitivities and complexities around choosing Guardians. We can provide you with options and help you work through your decision. Many of the responsibilities of parenthood are challenging but vitally important for the welfare of your children. Choosing Testamentary Guardians is one of these critical responsibilities. How we can help If you have questions about your estate planning or if you are looking to update your estate plan, our friendly Wills and Estate Planning experts are happy to help. If you would like to keep up to date with Alerts, Insights and upcoming events, you can subscribe to our mailing list here.