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guardianship

noun

Definition of guardianship

as in custody

responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something gave the guardianship of his estate to his children has guardianship of the dogs while I'm in the hospital

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Recent Examples of guardianship Hayden Panettiere‘s former fiancé, Wladimir Klitschko, was granted temporary guardianship of her estate on Friday, following the actor’s sudden death in August. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Permanent guardianship of the estate is set to be decided in December. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026 Former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has petitioned a California court for legal guardianship over the 11-year-old daughter the couple had together. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026 Indigenous knowledge is at the heart of every decision made by the alliance, grounded in the Māori concept of kaitiakitanga, or guardianship of the natural world as an intergenerational and universal responsibility. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026 Allman’s wife, Mariangela King Allman, has since applied for the guardianship role and asked that the Los Angeles County judge on the conservatorship case appoint her as conservator if one is needed in California. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026 Williams has been vocal about her objections to the guardianships, and her attempts to be removed from it. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026 Williams has since disputed any cognitive impairment diagnosis and has petitioned to have her guardianship removed. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026 The project was not conceived formally, but Gajdusek wrote declarations, documenting the transfer of guardianship on Department of Health and Human Services letterhead and had colleagues in his lab serve as witnesses before a notary. — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

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When several of the women refused to surrender the children to Xuan and Zhang after abuse allegations surfaced last year, Majerus said, the couple’s attorney discouraged them from fighting for custody.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
The suspect was identified as Blair, who was taken into custody and later transported to a hospital for evaluation.

— Mark Morales, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

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While we are relieved that Heidi has received medical care and is safe, we are outraged by this unwarranted attack on a journalist doing her job and urge a thorough investigation and follow-through from authorities.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
The foundation has also supported Dell Children’s Medical Center, which opened in 2007, and the Dell Pediatric Research Institute, helping expand access to specialized children’s care and medical research in the region.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

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