Q: Can I get papers done so that my son stays with my sister if, Lord forbid I am in a coma or die ?
The father hasn't had a relationship with our son and doesn't want to (and is a convicted felon for a sex crime). I live with my sister and niece and that's all the family my son really knows and loves so much.
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A: Children be willed to another person, nor can you terminate the father's rights. If you pass away, your sister will have to apply for guardianship. The father has the right to ask for custody if he chooses. Your sister would have to prove he is unfit in order to win custody over the father. That may be possible with his sex crime conviction.
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A: Children can not be willed to another person, nor can you terminate the father's rights. If you pass away, your sister will have to apply for guardianship. The father has the right to ask for custody if he chooses. Your sister would have to prove he is unfit in order to win custody over the father. That may be possible with his sex crime conviction.
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