adult ward
Protected grown person
An adult ward is a person who has reached legal adulthood but remains under the protection and supervision of a court-appointed guardian, typically due to mental incapacity, disability, or inability to manage their own affairs.
The guardian makes decisions about the ward's finances, healthcare, or living arrangements: The court declared him an adult ward after the accident left him unable to care for himself.
- power of attorneyLegal authority for another's decisions
- dependentRequiring outside support
- custodyProtective care or control
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- court orderBinding judicial directive
legal · protection · incapacitated · mental capacity · elderly · disabled · next of kin · mental · hospital · nursing home · group home · psychiatric · incompetent · supervision · responsibility · social worker · vulnerable · patient
adult wardguardian
Protective caretaker of another
legal guardian · conservator · court-appointed guardian · custodian · protector
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