Guardianship plays two big roles within estate planning in Raleigh NC. The first role is establishing power of attorney. The second deals with protecting children, grandchildren, and any other potential minor (non-adult) beneficiaries.
Understanding Guardianship in Estate Planning in Raleigh NC
Creating durable powers of attorney (financial) and health care powers of attorney allows the designated individuals to make important decisions in the grantor’s stead, in the event that he or she becomes incapacitated or is declared incompetent by the courts.
The second application is with a grantor’s children, grandchildren, or minor beneficiaries. If a child’s parents die, the issue arises as to whom takes responsibility for the child. While the court does have final say on this, as the court always wants what’s in the child’s best interest, there is a law that states the court shall give considerable deference to a parent’s guardianship nomination in that parent’s last will.
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