Definition

• A guardian, also known as a ‘fiduciary steward’, is a competent adult who acts on behalf of another person who lacks present capacity for moral agency.
• “Guardianship may arise from natural relationships (e.g., parent-child, close family ties with disabled persons), contractual arrangements, or community customs. Guardians are bound by [the Legal Principle], must act in the incapacitated Person’s best interest, and are subject to review by impartial arbitration upon reasonable challenge.” Stephan Kinsella
• There are some grey areas relating to fiduciary duty, including the question of when a child becomes a competent adult such that the fiduciary duty of the care-giver ends?