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[maegenelizabeth]

So another random thought today- well not completely random as I was looking at my bump.com list, and it has drawing up a will as a to-do. My question is if any of you drew up a will before your baby was born, and when did you start? I'm 23 weeks, and this is something that I've been pondering since before pregnancy, but just want to get some input

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[manabanana]

This is totally on my "to do" list... I'm at 25w and haven't started yet, but... Yeah.

[max_ambiguity]

I'm 31 weeks and still haven't done it, although I know I need to because currently my retirement savings all go to my nephew. Supposedly there are some standard will PDFs you can download (don't ask me from where - I haven't looked yet) that make it pretty easy if you just want a very basic will and don't have a lot of assets that need special treatment.

[kayeyem]

We made one prior to her birth, but kinda were slow on getting it on file with the government/etc.

It's done, now, but I think we did it when she was around 9 months old.

In all honesty, get it done...but don't stress over it, especially if it's easy (like "My sister will be guardian and all assets to care for/raise child"). Ours was slightly more complicated since we named guardians outside of the family (which changes "next of kin" "normal" stuff that most people do (according to the lawyer we hired). But it was still relatively easy. The biggest pain was getting it on record.

[ext_906650]

It's on my to-do list, too; I'm 19w5d. Not really baby-related, either, but more a "30 Before 30" thing. I'm hoping to have a will drawn up and for it to be reviewed by an attorney and executed before Kit is born. :)

Good question!!

[snuck]

I'm not sure about the laws in America, but in Australia it's assumed that if you die intestate (without a valid will) then a judge will decide. If you have a child then it would automatically be considered the primary inheritor unless there was excessively good reason for it to be someone else (incredibly unlikely