Children are a family s greatest treasure.
Think of all the precautions taken to safeguard young children from the first purchase of an infant car seat to the compulsory swimming lessons and even driver s safety instruction. Yet, most parents leave their children completely unprotected from one of life s most crushing blows being orphaned upon the loss of their parents. Life may throw any of us an unexpected curve ball in the form of a fatal injury or illness. Your answer, in large part, may depend on how family is defined for you. If you are a single parent, then the surviving biological parent automatically remains the natural guardian, absent proof of unfitness.