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 regarding fiduciary duty, including when a child becomes a competent adult, at which point the caregiver's fiduciary duty ends.
• Breaching a Fiduciary Duty is one of the nine forms of aggressing (a breach of the Legal Principle).