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GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP Guardians may be appointed for protection of the person only. A conservator must be appointed to protect property and business affairs of a person in need of protection.

Guardianship is a legal process that gives the guardian permission to take care of and make decisions for an incapacitated adult. An incapacitated person is someone with a clinically diagnosed condition that keeps them from being able to make or communicate decisions about their physical health, safety, or care.

A guardian is different from a caregiver because when a child has a caregiver, either the caregiver or the parent can make decisions for the child. When a child has a guardian, only the guardian, not the parent, can make decisions.

As explained by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, a caregiver authorization affidavit is a legal document that ?creates a simple mechanism to clarify decision-making relating to education and health care in situations where minor children are living with an adult other than their ...

A Caregiver's Affidavit will allow you to 1) enroll the child in school and 2) if you are a relative, consent to medical care on behalf of the child. If you are not a relative, you may consent to school-related medical care only and it is recommended that you obtain legal guardianship.

Allow your child to ask for a change of times and days when they see you and help them to feel comfortable doing this. If what they're asking for isn't possible, then explain why and work together to find alternative solutions. Remember to listen to your child's point of view.

While the law considers anyone under age 18 a minor and therefore unable to make legal decisions on their own behalf, for parents, it can be difficult to ?force? parenting time when a child is refusing to go. The level of this difficulty can look different depending on the age of the child.

''Primary caretaker of a dependent child'', a parent with whom a child has a primary residence. (b) Unless a sentence of incarceration is required by law, the court may, upon conviction, consider the defendant's status as a primary caretaker of a dependent child before imposing a sentence.

In the care and custody context, a recent case tells us that a child under the age of 18 has no authority to declare their parent unfit simply by refusing to engage with the parent.