Paul Walker wanted mum to take care of daughter even before death

Just hours before he died in a fiery car crash, Paul Walker asked his mum to become his daughter's legal guardian, according to reports.

According to TMZ.com, he told his mother that he was too busy to properly care for his teenage daughter.

Sources close to the Walker family said that the actor approached his mother, Cheryl, on November 30th and asked her to retire from her nursing job to take care of Meadow full-time.

Apparently, Walker had been overwhelmed with his work schedule and couldn't juggle that with his parental responsibilities. So in August -- 3 months before he died-Meadow moved in with Cheryl, who was working full time.

Paul hired a series of nannies to care for Meadow when Cheryl was on the job, but none of them worked out.

So finally on the morning of his death, he called Cheryl and said that he had given up on the nanny search and wanted her to be a full-time, stay-at-home grandma. Cheryl agreed, and Walker then called other family members to inform them of his decision.