Should you rewrite your will and designate a guardian while still pregnant?

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"This is, I can't emphasize it enough, very important! You should, from my point of view, do this before the birth. I had a friend in elementary school whose parents were killed in an auto accident when she was three weeks old. No relatives were found, and there was no one designated as a guardian if something happened to Laura. The result was she became a ward of the state and was then put up for adoption. There are probably relatives out there, the county or the State of California just couldn't find them to tell them. Additionally, my grandparents both died before my mother was 12. No one was designated as a guardian, and she was placed in a foster home for five years. One year (age 12-13) was spent being shuttled between various half-brothers and sisters who were either unable to care for her at the time or didn't wish to because she was from their father's second marriage."

"You cannot update your will until after the baby is born, because you need to explicitly name the child in the will."

"Designating a guardian can take time if there isn't one obvious choice. You also need to make sure the guardian is willing!"

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