legal guardianship
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
The term “legal guardianship” means a judicially created relationship between child and caretaker which is intended to be permanent and self-sustaining as evidenced by the transfer to the caretaker of the following parental rights with respect to the child: protection, education, care and control of the person, custody of the person, and decisionmaking. The term “legal guardian” means the caretaker in such a relationship.
Source
- 1997–present42 U.S.C. § 675The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · as used in this part