guardianship

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For 13 years until 2021, Spears was in a conservatorship – a legal guardianship that saw her finances and personal life controlled by her father.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

This legal drama requires immediate legal action to stop the attorney’s guardianship petition.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

“Congress and veterans deserve immediate answers before VA and DOJ take any further action. Legal guardianship should be the last resort for veterans,” Blumenthal said in a statement to Salon.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Once a person is under guardianship, the guardian—not the veteran—may ultimately decide where they will live.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

If finding fugitives doesn’t work out for me as a career, I might get into guardianship of billionaire children.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green