Kate was reassured that as none of the children’s fathers expressed an interest in being their full-time carers, it was unlikely that there would be any issues about Louise caring for the family. However, the guardianship order for Kate’s grandson would need to be legally transferred to Louise and this meant the involvement of local authority social workers. After much persuasion, Kate agreed to a referral on the condition that the palliative care social worker continued to be involved. Due to Louise caring for all the children, a full family assessment was needed alongside allocation to a kinship social worker to assist with the handover of guardianship.