Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Settled In, Then Shaken Up

At baby Ben’s first birthday, Patricia and her family were sharing Priscilla’s expanded home with office, having just sold their prior home.  Now having shared living expenses and responsibilities was proving to be as helpful as we’d hoped. 

Patricia’s family had enough semi-separate space in the new space above the office addition, a living room, play area, bathroom, and two bedrooms.  There were outside playsets and a baby pool.  Things had settled into place.  This was good.

After their medical struggles having Ben, Patricia and her husband were told that their chances of getting pregnant were “slim to none” without more treatment.  They always had hoped for two children, but more treatment now would be difficult and distracting.  They decided against it.  

Their family was complete with Ben.  No difficult, unnecessary distractions were invited, and they hoped to be able to show their only child the whole world with travel.  When Ben was 1½, they were offered a special Hawaiian trip by a friend – and shockingly discovered there that Patricia was pregnant. 

That was unexpected, fantastic news that shook up the picture a bit.  Should we trade living spaces?  How else would we have a bedroom for the baby where Grammy and Grandpa (and Ben) would not be awakened too much?  But it would be more than a move – it should probably mean changing our plans for sharing ownership and expenses at least, even our inheritance plans.

Even the best kinds of changes cause good plans to be reconsidered.  Your plans should be reviewed regularly, as changes in the family never stop.  To review your plans in light of family changes, please call our office at (815) 436-1996 for an appointment.  ©2012 Gruber Law Office, Ltd.


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