legal guardian

NOUN

person entrusted with someone or something

Synonyms

WEAK

guardian keeper trustee

Example Sentences

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Lucas has a legal guardian in Ben Rodriguez-Cubeñas, program director for the Rockefeller Brothers Fund’s Culpeper Arts & Culture program.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

When the bill for the well visit came, my wife, who is her mother’s legal guardian, noticed two unfamiliar charges.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

Angela Mawer, grandmother and legal guardian to seven-year-old Colby, says she felt like she had "won the lottery" by finding him a place in mainstream education which could cater to his needs.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

Imagine being in your early 20s, barely figuring out your own budget and suddenly becoming the legal guardian of an 8-year-old.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2025

"But I am her legal guardian while she's here, correct? Did her parents make that clear?"

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins