I don't have any relatives, but have a child - can I find him a family who will adopt him if we die ?

Question

Hello. I'm a mother of a 7 years old boy and I and my husband are the only relatives to him. Now we live abroad, but soon we will live for good in the UK. And when I think about the travel and all the accidents that might happen I am very avare that I don't know what might be with my son. Do you know if I can make anything to find any person who could be his parent if we die? I would like to know this person ealier or even make it our "aunt" or "unkle" or just a close family friends. Please write to me if you have the same problems or heard about any ideas. If it helps we are the age of 35 and 44 and we are both artists, and our son can speak English and so do I. I will be very thankful for your answer.

Answer 1

if you make any close friends when you come to england & you feel that you can trust then i think that would be best!! but your son would have to also feel comfortable around them and trust them.

Answer 2

You should find a friend you are comfortable with and have it in your will.

Answer 3

Have you no close friends who could take your son in should the worst happen? You can then have this written in to your will.

Answer 4

If you have no family, then you can find a close friend who would agree to become your son's gurardian(s) if you and your spouse both die before he is 18 years old. You will need to put this in your willing declaring a guardian(s).

Answer 5

What about some close freinds. Or do they have a big brother or sister mentor there where he could get close to someone and develop a bond with them. I would also check with something like social services or maybe contact a lawyer they usually offer free consultations. There has to be someone  out there. If all else fails i would contact an adoption agencey im sure your not the first person out there with this type of situation. They might have some connections of where to get your foot in the door at!!!

Answer 6

You and your husband need to create a legal will, that designates who will be responsible for raising your son in the event both of you die.  That person can be whomever you choose, a relative, a good friend.  Make sure your wishes are known!

Answer 7

Well what you do is you find god parents to your child and they might look after him if you died, but i dont understand why you would be thinking about this...

The odds of being on an airline flight which results in at least one fatality are 1 in 546,011 and that's with the bottom 5 airlines, even less with the top five at 1 in 6.06 million.

Answer 8

Talk to a lawyer about writing a will. You can state in that document who you wish to be legal guardians to your son. Those guardians can be close friends.

Otherwise, your minor son will be a ward of the state (well, that's how it works in the U.S.) He would be placed in foster care and possibly adopted by a family. If he's over 18 when you pass away, he will not be placed in foster care.