You can name a trusted person to care for your children in the event that both parents or legal guardians pass away. While appointing a guardian is not legally required, it is an important step to ensure your children are cared for according to your wishes.
Steps to assign or change a guardian for minor children
Step 1: Open the guardians page and log into your Willful account
Step 2: Assign a guardian
If any of your children are minors, Willful will prompt you to assign a guardian.
Choose a primary guardian:
From the drop-down list, select a guardian from your saved contacts.
To add a new contact, scroll to the bottom of the list and click +Add new.
Note: You cannot appoint your spouse as a guardian, since guardianship only applies if both parents or legal guardians have passed away.
Add backup guardians:
Click Add more guardians at the bottom of the page to name secondary or tertiary guardians.
We strongly recommend adding backups in case your first choice is unable to serve.
Optional: Include the spouses of your chosen guardians.
Reminder: Don't forget to download and/or print, then sign and witness your updated will for the changes to be legally valid.