god parents

OutlawPete

The only real dealings I had with mine was getting confirmation money.

CrazyRabbit

I could be the godparent. What's the pay like?

And do I have to take them on weekends? If so, are they any good at cleaning?

robinph

Sitec wrote: »

Well it depends on how religious you are.

Legally it's true, it has no bounding but sentimentally it does so why bother argue it?

It's more of a nice gesture than law of the land.

How religious you are still has no bearing on what laws apply to you or not. A nice gesture is all that it is, nothing more.

It's just a makey uppy name, for a makey uppy role for some friends of the parents of a kid. If at a later stage in life they want to say that their new bestest friend eva is now the god parent of their child there is nothing stopping them doing so. It still means nothing.

But what do you do about the photos from first time round? You now have to explain some story to the kid as to why you've photo shopped in different people to the pictures of them as a baby.

Mr Benevolent

OP just ask someone else to be the godparents. Simple as that. There's no legal standing.

EmacB

Make sure you pick ones likely to give good present

gotta love gettin 50 quid each every xmas and bday

Pandora2

Hi, both my kids have Godparents and they are in touch with those they are related to, an aunt and an uncle ..........friends dropped off over the years with house moves or marraige break up etc; I am Godmother to two children, there is contact between myself and my niece but the other little girl's family moved away and we lost touch!! I am also allegedly Godmother to my nephew in NYC...now I did not attend that Christening and the couple who were at the service (multi millionaires) are long gone...now my sister says they were only by proxy and I am the real deal...bit sceptical about that one! Anyhow, both my girls later had confirmation sponsors and by that time I had learnt you can only really rely on family members to be around!! Anyhow, there is no obligation on Godparents to step into the parenting role in absence of the natural parents, it is their function, in the absence of both parents, to guide the child as they grow up in their FAITH - quite simply advise on their religous upbringing. Anything else would be a legal matter. After we both had families my sister and I sat down and talked about such a scenario...she told me that she had asked her brother-in-law and his wife to take over if the worst happened, she then made a will and included this, with their permission. Godparent or no, if a child is left without a close relative, Granny, Granda, Aunt, Uncle, adult sibling,the HSE will decide the future and any Godparent would be vetted by them in the same way as those wishing to foster or adopt. And all of that is academic, my best friend of 15 years, who was not around when the kids were small...is the go to person for my girls...wish you well