What happens to the custody of a child when a parent dies?

If one of the child’s parent dies, natural guardianship will then pass to the surviving parent.  With this, his or her right continues even if the surviving parent later remarries.  When a parent who has legal custody of a child dies, natural guardianship will again pass to the surviving parent.  The surviving parent will have the right to enjoy and raise his or her child if the court does not find a compelling reason for why the surviving parent would be unfit or otherwise disabled from exercising custody.