What is legal guardianship of a minor?
Legal guardianship is a court order that says someone other than the child’s parent is in charge of taking care of the child. Legal guardians have a lot of the same rights and responsibilities as parents. For example, they can decide where the child lives and goes to school, and they can make decisions about the child’s health care. What is the difference between guardianship and adoption? Guardianship is not the same as adoption. A guardianship just gives custody of a child to the guardian. Guardianship doesn’t take children away from their parents forever. Parents must continue to support their children financially in a guardianship. In a guardianship, children can inherit money or get social security benefits from their parents. The children in a guardianship are still related to their parents. The court can let the parents or relatives visit with the children in a guardianship. A guardianship can last until the child turns 18 or the court can end a guardianship and give the child b
