guardianship
Americannoun
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guardianships
plural
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the position and responsibilities of a guardian, especially toward a ward.
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care; responsibility; charge.
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Origin of guardianship
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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
In addition to these five documents, Steele recommends one more if your state allows it: a standby guardianship form.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
Soon after, I was told a doctor’s appointment had been scheduled so the attorney could seek guardianship.
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
Henry Roan was killed on an Osage allotment that hadn’t been sold to whites; moreover, the Osage property owner was under guardianship and considered a ward of the federal government.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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
This organization can be understood by the example of England, which formed a province divided into seven guardianships, containing, as we learn from another source, in 1256, forty-nine houses with twelve hundred and forty-two friars.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Henry Charles Lea
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