If you are a single parent, life for you right now probably couldn’t get any busier. You are likely being pulled between work, school activities, and home — and the inevitable emergencies that fill the lives of single parents everywhere.
Being a single parent is a huge responsibility, even if you do share time with a parenting partner, and especially so if you don’t. Regardless, as a single parent, your children’s lives are now largely in your hands. So, what would happen to them if something happened to you? Who would take care of them? Who would pay for their housing, food, and educational needs? Who would take them to school and ensure they go? These are questions you need to get answered, and the best way to do that is through estate planning.
Having an estate plan that covers the care of your children in case you should be in a severe accident, fall ill, or die brings peace of mind for the single parent knowing everything and everyone they love is taken care of. Here are the must-haves that can protect your children if something were to ever happen to you:
