Beyond the Birth Plan: Tough decisions for new parents (part 3)

Beyond the Birth Plan: Tough decisions for new parents (part 3)

In the final part of this series, I’ll now cover the last will and testament and why it’s so important for your child. Let’s do it. Who Gets Your Kid Since I’ve kept this series of posts so light and cheerful so far, I’ll turn now to the tough one. The question no expectant parent truly wants to answer:  who Read More

Beyond the Birth Plan: Tough decisions for new parents (part 2)

If you or your partner are pregnant, or plan to become pregnant, you need to talk about death. That’s right. Death. In the excitement of planning for a new life, death is often the last subject that people want to talk about. This is Part 2 of a series explaining why that avoidance is a huge Read More

Beyond the Birth Plan: Tough decisions for new parents (part 1)

I won’t lie, this topic is pretty depressing. Not like the majority of work seen by a matrimonial attorney, right? (Just kidding.) Okay new parents, let’s do this; let’s talk about estate planning. Every pregnant woman should have a last will and testament, a living will, and a health care proxy. It sounds morbid, and it Read More