Comparative law notes
In Germany in cases involving illegitimate children, the state will step in and perform the role of official guardian.
There are multiple definitions - click on the translation that matches your context.
- Pflegschaft
- Rechtliche Betreuung
- Vormundschaft
- Amtspflegschaft
- elterliche Gewalt
- Betreuung
guardianship means:
Amtspflegschaft
Substantiv
partial
guardianship
noun
Definitions of guardianship
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.