legal guardian

• Eine Person, die die gesetzliche Befugnis und die Pflicht hat, für eine andere Person zu sorgen, meist für ein minderjähriges Kind oder einen nicht geschäftsfähigen Erwachsenen, und Entscheidungen über deren Wohl, Erziehung und medizinische Versorgung zu treffen.

A person who has the legal authority and responsibility to care for another person, typically a minor child or an incapacitated adult, making decisions about their welfare, education, and medical care.

1. Legal guardianB2formal

   A person who has the legal authority and responsibility to care for another person, typically a minor or an incapacitated adult.

   Gesetzlicher Vormund

   • The court appointed her as the legal guardian of her nephew.
   • A legal guardian must make decisions in the best interest of the child.
   • He became the legal guardian of his elderly mother after she fell ill.