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kandyflip03

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What is the name of your state? Texas

I am mother/CP and I live with my mom & dad (the children's grandparents). I was mulling over the idea of making out a will in case something unexpected should happen to me. (I was informed that it is extremely important.) If I request in my will that my parents become the legal guardians to my children, can the father gain custody? Oh, and they have two different fathers, so I wouldn't want them to be split up and one go to X and one go to Y. Or is it inevitable that in the event of my death, they would each go to their separate fathers? Or can I mandate in my will that the children go to their grandparents?
 


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I AM ALWAYS LIABLE

Senior Member
kandyflip03 said:
What is the name of your state? Texas

I am mother/CP and I live with my mom & dad (the children's grandparents). I was mulling over the idea of making out a will in case something unexpected should happen to me. (I was informed that it is extremely important.) If I request in my will that my parents become the legal guardians to my children, can the father gain custody? Oh, and they have two different fathers, so I wouldn't want them to be split up and one go to X and one go to Y. Or is it inevitable that in the event of my death, they would each go to their separate fathers? Or can I mandate in my will that the children go to their grandparents?
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My response:

Children are not personal property. You can't "Will" them away. They would each go to their respective, surviving, parent.

So, in order to avoid your worst fears, then don't die.

IAAL
 
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seniorjudge

Senior Member
People are not property.

That was settled in this country back in the 19th century.

Didn't you get the memo?

Seriously, nothing you put in writing is going to bind a judge after you are gone.

Period.

End of story.

Even if.
 
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kandyflip03

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what if I take the fathers with me <----evil laugh

jk- c'mon, seriously- they can be split up? If so would they have rights to see each other? And I am not planning on dying but for the sake of a natural disaster, like hurricane Rita, or a fatal car crash, etc.
 
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brisgirl825

Senior Member
It is remotely possible that your parents could get visitation rights with the children and then the children can see each other.
This is an unfortunate pssibility when families split up.
 
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seniorjudge

Senior Member
kandyflip03 said:
I like brisgirl- always gives NICE advice.

Since yall are so smart- why are some threads 'hot'? and what does that mean?
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A thread is hot when there is a lot of interesting comments or the members of the forum feeling like beating up someone who has posted here and they all gang up or maybe they all want to beat up on each other or maybe beat up on themselves or stuff like that....
 
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I AM ALWAYS LIABLE

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seniorjudge said:
A thread is hot when there is a lot of interesting comments or the members of the forum feeling like beating up someone who has posted here and they all gang up or maybe they all want to beat up on each other or maybe beat up on themselves or stuff like that....
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My response:

Don't be an ass-hole, Seniorjudge. This stupid, ignorant, bitch doesn't deserve anything further.

You know, like that - - and worse.

IAAL
 
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brisgirl825

Senior Member
kandyflip03 said:
so who decides if a thread is hot and what is the difference between junior, senior, and regular members
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A thread is "hot" after it has had a few replies. A Sr. member is a poster who has 1,000+ posts. I haven't the foggiest what the difference between a reg. and a Jr. member are.
 
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brisgirl825

Senior Member
Oh and I am not always nice! Sometimes ya gotta be a bitch...know what I mean? ;) Some woman bitched me out on the CS forum earlier today.
 
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Rushia

Senior Member
brisgirl825 said:
A thread is "hot" after it has had a few replies. A Sr. member is a poster who has 1,000+ posts. I haven't the foggiest what the difference between a reg. and a Jr. member are.
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A junior is up to 30 posts, I think. After that until 1000, you're a member.
 
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