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Rechtliche Betreuung

Substantiv

partial

guardianship

noun

Comparative law notes

Switzerland

This EN term is much broader in scope than legal guardianship, but serves the same purpose and has the same legal effect.

Definitions of guardianship

English

the state of being a guardian (=a person that is legally responsible for another person or property, especially where the other is a child, disabled or unable to look after his or herself)

The Supreme Court in India has ruled that mothers should have the same rights as fathers in the guardianship of a child.