As you may know, I write this blog because I love educating those in our community about how to protect their families. Why then haven’t I written since September? Because in September both of my parents fell in and both died in November. Given the travel between hospitals in California and Minnesota and handling client… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Guardians
Choosing a Guardian, Part 5: When to Talk to Others About Your Decisions
This post concludes the series on choosing a guardian for your child by discussing when you should discuss your decisions with those closest to you. Presumably, you are very familiar with the person you’ve identified to be your child’s guardian. That makes you uniquely qualified to pick the proper time and format for talking to… Continue Reading
Choosing a Guardian for Your Child, Part 4: Explaining Your Decisions to Others
This post continues my series on choosing a guardian for your child(ren). You know how to choose someone to (or not to) raise your child and discussed your decision with the person(s) whom you chose. But you want to be sure to do everything possible to avoid future conflict if anything should happen to you. … Continue Reading
Choosing a Guardian For Your Child, Part 3: Talk to Your Chosen Guardians
Several weeks ago upon seeing a man on the side of the road asking for money our 3-year-old daughter asked, “what is he doing with that sign?” We braced ourselves for a difficult conversation in which we would explain how some people aren’t lucky enough to have the money for a home or food so… Continue Reading
Choosing a Guardian, Part 2: How to Keep Your Children Out of the Wrong Hands
In a post on my law-firm blog I wrote about how difficult it is for parents to choose guardians for their children; but most parents, even if they are unsure about who they want to serve as guardians, are positive in the knowledge of who they don’t want caring for their children. This is especially… Continue Reading
Choosing a Guardian, Part 1: How to Choose A Guardian for Your Child
If you have kids – YOU MUST HAVE A VALID WILL. A will is where you still have some say in who will raise your child(ren) even after your gone. You use a will to speak when you are no longer able to in order to tell the court who you believe would be the… Continue Reading
Choosing a Guardian for Your Child, Part 4: Explaining Your Decisions to Others
This post continues my series on choosing a guardian for your child(ren). You know how to choose someone to (or not to) raise your child and discussed your decision with the person(s) whom you chose. But you want to be sure to do everything possible to avoid future conflict if anything should happen to you. … Continue Reading
Gay Dad in Louisiana Helplessly Watches Ex Move Away With Their Son
After dating for several years, Louisiana couple Dale and Chris Liuzza decided to have a son, Seth, using a surrogate. At the time, neither of them knew which one of them was the biological father of Seth. The couple broke up in 2010. Because Louisiana is one of 30 states that ban second-parent adoptions, once Chris… Continue Reading