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Asked by: Sory Angullo
family and relationships adoption and fosteringWhat legal rights does a guardian have?
Also know, does guardianship override parental rights?
Parental Rights Therefore, the guardian has physical custody,and the child's parent does not. However, biological parentsmaintain their parental rights, even when they don't havephysical custody. Their rights are not terminated bythe guardianship -- they're“suspended.”
In this regard, is a legal guardian financially responsible?
Typically, a guardian is the parentof a child, but that isn't true in all cases. Someone becomes alegal guardian because another person is unable to care forhis own interests. This is usually because of age ordisability.
The key difference is the child's parentage: custodydescribes a parent's care of a child, whereas legalguardianship is granted to someone who is not the child'sbiological parent. In some situations, a child may be underthe guardianship of an individual while remaining in thecustody of their parents to a degree.