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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m sure there is some outlier 18 year old who would make sense, but 99.99999999% of the time that would be terrible for the 18 year old and the younger children.

Keeping kids in their high school should be a high priority imo, so if you don’t have family nearby, consider friends. And from our first estate plan we have always been advised to separate money from custody. Guardian gets the kids, trustee controls the money. It keeps greedy interlopers trying to interfere with your designated guardians in order to get the money.

Switching to an 18 year old guardian is dumb, but this post is a good reminder that people should review their estate plans every year and when the time comes, make changes. [/quote]

The reality is the kids often have to switch schools to be close to the guardians. And the more kids you have, the harder it is for one person or couple to take all the kids. When my single SIL passed away, her two kids switched schools to be with their grandparents and then, when the elderly grandparents couldn't care for them, they switched schools again to live with an aunt. [/quote]
I understand, that’s why I said I thought it should be a high priority for high school, not an end all be all. I think what I was really getting at is not to be wedded to the idea that you have to choose family. Friends can make sense, and I think in most cases would be a better choice than an 18 year old.[/quote]

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