Where to start..
bigpoppa - if you don't have an opinion to share, mind your own damn business.
cimbarnett - thanks for the advice...my lawyer also told me a similar thing..I am more secure than the blood family my goddaughter has, and they wouldn't take her anyway. Thanks for staying on subject and giving me the second opinion I was looking for.
manda2020 - thanks for the article. I was looking for relevant articles, etc. on the subject. Thanks again.
iaal - I am not an idiot. I'm not going to listen to just anyone on this subject. All I was trying to do is get a second opinion. I think I'm more likely to believe the info that my lawyer has given me in person than someone who I haven't met who claims to be a lawyer. As far as my "mistaken belief" you don't know what kind of paperwork I have. It was not a "Baptismal Certificate" stating I'd get custody. And it's not a will. You obviously don't have godchildren or a godparent yourself. I do. I know how this works. I know that if something happened, I don't automatically get custody! BUT, I also know that blood is NOT all the courts look at. My goddaughter and I are very close. To the point sometimes she calls ME mommy. I know I'd have a shot..
And as far as my other goddaughter, in the event of my friend's death, there is literally NO family she could go to. I'm all there is, and her dead beat dad is just that. There would be no question that I'd gain custody of her.