Could anybody advise me on what happens to a child of a single mum if she dies? The senario is as follows: Mother and child living at home with her parents, father wants and has active role in bringing up child pays maintenance weekly, and see child twice week, (child is still very young), Fathers name going on birth cert but will have mothers sirname only.
Father asked about guardianship in the case of death of mother but mother wants child to stay with her parents if anything ever happened to her in future years as she feels that the childs home is there.
Can she make a will stating her wishes for guardianship of the child and would the will stand up in court if father took it further?
any advice would be grateful.
Father asked about guardianship in the case of death of mother but mother wants child to stay with her parents if anything ever happened to her in future years as she feels that the childs home is there.
Can she make a will stating her wishes for guardianship of the child and would the will stand up in court if father took it further?
any advice would be grateful.