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[quote=Anonymous]For us, selecting a guardian that my kids know and trust was the most important factor.  We have had two instances of both parents dying when kids were young in our families so it is something that was important to sort out as soon as our first DC was born.

I don't think it needs to be a relative (our second choice was DH's best friend and his wife) but I do think they need to know the kids.  If they are local, even better, but that is not always possible.  I have two sisters--one who lives closer to Baltimore and one who lives several states away.  My local sister (our selected guardian) has two kids already and we see them all the time.  My other sister is single and wealthy and although she loves my kids and sees them at least once a year, they don't really know her like they do my local sister.  Keeping the kids in as much of a routine as possible was important to us.  But we also have other local family here so if their support network will be larger if they move across the country, that is something to consider. [/quote]

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