My boyfriend and I are expecting our first daughter anytime in the next couple weeks, and I want to make sure we are prepared for any legal issues that may come up due to us not being married. The birth certificate issue is ok, we spoke with the dr and hospital and we'll just have to sign a affidavit of paternity after birth and he can be on the birth certificate.

What Im worried about though is if something were to happen to me. Even though it is highly unlikely, I'd still like to be prepared for it. Would the hospital let him take our daughter home or would she be in foster care until a paternity tests result was back? That would just make a bad situation worse....Would a simple will granting guardianship of her to him take care of that?

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