guardian-nomination-minors

name	guardian-nomination-minors
title	Nomination of Guardian for Minor Children
description	Drafts a US parental guardianship nomination for minor children aligned to state statute formalities and court best-interest standards. Covers primary and alternate guardian designations, death/incapacity triggers, custody-order alignment, scope of authority, financial coordination, and execution requirements. Use when creating a nomination of guardian, standby guardian appointment, or minor guardianship designation in estate planning.
author	CaseMark
author_url	https://github.com/CaseMark/skills/tree/main/skills/legal/guardian-nomination-minors
license	Apache-2.0
version	0.1.0
execution_mode	open
jurisdiction	us
practice	trusts-and-estates
language	en
tags	["agreement","drafting","transactional"]

Nomination of Guardian for Minor Children

Draft a jurisdiction-specific nomination stating parental intent and satisfying state execution formalities.

Prerequisites

Gather before drafting:

1. Governing state and statutory basis for parental nomination [VERIFY].
2. Parent(s) legal names, addresses, authority to nominate for each child.
3. Each minor child: full legal name, DOB, relationship, current residence.
4. Primary and alternate guardian(s): contact details, relationship, willingness confirmed.
5. Existing custody orders or parental-rights constraints.
6. Existing trusts/UTMA accounts; whether guardian of person and estate are the same.
7. State execution requirements: witness count/qualifications, notarization, self-proving affidavit [VERIFY].

Drafting Workflow

1. Header and Preamble

• Title: "Nomination of Guardian for Minor Children."
• Identify nominating parent(s), capacity, voluntary intent, statutory authority.
• Cite governing statute: "[State] [Code Section] [VERIFY]."

2. Parties and Children

Populate identification table:

Role	Full Legal Name	Address	DOB	Relationship/Authority
Parent 1
Parent 2 (if any)
Child 1
Child 2+

3. Guardian Nominations

List primary and alternates in order of succession:

Priority	Name	Address	Contact	Relationship	Willingness
Primary
First Alternate
Second Alternate

4. Eligibility and Court Preference

Confirm statutory eligibility and request court give substantial weight to nomination consistent with the child's best interests. Cite state law [VERIFY].

5. Effectiveness Triggers

• Death of both parents (joint nomination) or sole nominating parent.