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guardianship

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


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This legal drama requires immediate legal action to stop the attorney’s guardianship petition.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

“Congress and veterans deserve immediate answers before VA and DOJ take any further action. Legal guardianship should be the last resort for veterans,” Blumenthal said in a statement to Salon.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Once a person is under guardianship, the guardian—not the veteran—may ultimately decide where they will live.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

For 13 years until 2021, the singer was in a conservatorship – a legal guardianship that saw her finances and personal life controlled by her father.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Tillie confided to her lawyer that she wanted to prevent Morrison from inheriting her estate and to rescind his guardianship of her children.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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