Can i designate my mother as sole custody of my daughter instead of her father?

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jerseyblue77

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Me and my daughter's father are no longer together. In fact, he doesn't want anything to do with her. Should anything happen to me, can I designate my mother as my daughter's legal gaurdian if I make a living will?
 
Yes you can, specify your desires on your will but this doesn't mean that if you die the father won't contest your will and fight for his rights as a father. If he does the court is likely to side with him and not with your mother unless he is a terrible person. If he doesn't want to be in your kid's life what you should do is get sole custody for yourself and seek to terminate his parental rights, which is unlikely to happen but at least get physical and legal custody for you and you alone.
 
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