legal guardians
Court-designated protectors
Legal guardians are people who have been granted legal authority and responsibility to care for someone who cannot care for themselves, typically a minor child or an incapacitated adult.
Unlike biological parents, legal guardians are appointed through court proceedings when parents are unable, unwilling, or unfit to fulfill their parental duties.
Guardianship may be temporary or permanent and usually includes decisions about the ward's education, healthcare, and general welfare.
Her grandparents became her legal guardians after the accident.
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Protected dependents or districts
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Those who conceived you
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