Usually quardianship was sought if it was a possibility that the surviving spouse might remarry. It protected underage children's rights to their inheritance. Was there a second marriage in the works? Denise ===== To the world you may be one person, to one person you may be the world. (annonymous) In memory of "DAREman Dave," Red Bluff Police Officer David Mobilio, Red Bluff, CA Schools Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Officer, killed in the line of duty, November 20, 2002. http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/archives/index.inn?loc=detail&doc=/2002/November/21-2942-news2.txt __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com