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guardianship

[gahr-dee-uhn-ship] / ˈgɑr di ənˌʃɪp /


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The next hearing is scheduled for Dec. 7, when permanent guardianship of the estate will be decided; however Kaya does not need to be present.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Appel thought about pursuing guardianship over his father because his situation was so complicated.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

"The state's control and guardianship categorised the Sami and limited their self-determination, leading to division and loss of rights," it said in the statement.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

But housing charity Shelter argues the rise of property guardianship shows how people are being forced "further and further afield just to keep a roof over their heads".

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

If finding fugitives doesn’t work out for me as a career, I might get into guardianship of billionaire children.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green

Each state has its own rules for guardianships and conservatorships.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026

While Fairweather thinks that legal guardianships and conservatorships can be necessary, she emphasized that they would only be acceptable in “extremely severe cases with really good oversight.”

From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026

Civil liberties advocates have long warned that guardianships can expand far beyond their original intent.

From Slate ● Mar. 12, 2026

The VA said the guardianships might be needed for “hundreds of veterans who are unable to make their own healthcare decisions and have no family or legal representation to help them.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026

The four first-mentioned guardianships occupied Mr. Hope till nearly the end of his life.

From Memoirs of James Robert Hope-Scott, Volume 2 by Robert Ornsby


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