Florida Trust & Probate Attorneys Blog
By: Jacqueline R. Bowden Gold, Miami Lakes Estate Planning Attorney
When preparing an estate plan everyone plans for distribution or preservation of their assets to make sure their minor child, adult child or families are taken care of. People often overlook planning for the event of being mentally incapacitated and asking this important question: What if you are just not available? Covid-19 has given people a new perspective with the overwhelming amount of hospitalizations. Front line workers are often forced to make the difficult decision of being separated from their minor children to avoid them contracting the virus.
Now more important than ever every parent should plan for guardianship of their minor children.