Katrina Cox Law

09/01/2026

Do you feel confident that the people you love that you've named will know what to do if something happens to you?

08/31/2026

08/27/2026

08/27/2026

Blended Family Estate Plans

08/26/2026

ESTATE PLANNING FOR THE UNMARRIED COUPLE

08/25/2026

⚖️ Most parents assume the surviving parent automatically gets custody if the other dies. A recent Michigan court case proved that assumption wrong. A Michigan father had sole custody of his child when he died. The mother hadn't seen the child in over two years. And what happened next ended up in front of multiple courts before it was resolved.

Here's what this case revealed: naming a guardian in your will is not enough. Your child can be left without anyone who has the legal authority to act in the first hours after an emergency.

There's a way to prevent this with our Kids Protection Plan® which a basic plan simply cannot.

"If something happened to me, wouldn't my spouse or the other parent automatically take over?"
Not necessarily - and a recent court case is exactly why every parent needs to know this.

When one parent dies, most states have a legal presumption that the surviving parent takes over. But that can be challenged. Courts look at the evidence and decide what actually serves the child's best interests - and that process can take time, involve competing claims from relatives, and produce results no one expected.
More urgently, even before any court gets involved, there's a window of hours or days where no one may have the legal authority to make decisions for your child at all. That means no one can consent to medical care, access records, or make basic decisions - unless you've planned for it in advance.

This is exactly what my Kids Protection Plan® is designed to address. It's not just about who raises your children long-term. It's about making sure someone trustworthy has the authority to act right now, from the very first moment of an emergency.

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08/24/2026

Do you feel confident that your assets are owned in the right way, right?

08/21/2026

⚠️ Scenario worth thinking about:
Your co-owner dies unexpectedly. Their ownership stake passes to their spouse, who now owns 40% of your business - and has very different ideas about what to do with it. 😬
Does your operating agreement address that? Many don't.
This is exactly the kind of situation a well-drafted agreement anticipates before it happens. A one-size-fits-all template pulled from the internet almost never does.