ad litem, guardian

ad litem, guardian
n.
Someone appointed to act in a lawsuit on behalf of a child or incapacitated party.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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  • guardian — guard·ian / gär dē ən/ n: one who has or is entitled or legally appointed to the care and management of the person or property of another compare committee, conservator, curator, receiver …   Law dictionary

  • Guardian ad litem — bezeichnet im Common Law eine Person, die Passivprozesse für einen Minderjährigen führt. Zur Rechtslage in einzelnen Ländern siehe: Guardian ad litem (England und Wales) Guardian ad litem (Vereinigte Staaten) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Guardian ad litem — Guardian Guard i*an, n. [OF. guardain, gardien, F. gardien, LL. guardianus. See {Guard}, v. t., and cf. {Wasden}.] 1. One who guards, preserves, or secures; one to whom any person or thing is committed for protection, security, or preservation… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • guardián ad litem — (en derecho) persona a la que cita un tribunal para acusar o defender un caso de un niño o una persona incapacitada. A veces se nombra cuando la vida de una persona está en peligro inminente y la persona rechaza el tratamien …   Diccionario médico

  • Guardian — Guard i*an, n. [OF. guardain, gardien, F. gardien, LL. guardianus. See {Guard}, v. t., and cf. {Wasden}.] 1. One who guards, preserves, or secures; one to whom any person or thing is committed for protection, security, or preservation from… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • guardian — A person lawfully invested with the power, and charged with the duty, of taking care of the person and managing the property and rights of another person, who, for defect of age, understanding, or self control, is considered incapable of… …   Black's law dictionary

  • guardian — A person lawfully invested with the power, and charged with the duty, of taking care of the person and managing the property and rights of another person, who, for defect of age, understanding, or self control, is considered incapable of… …   Black's law dictionary

  • guardian ad litem — A guardian ad litem is a special guardian appointed by the court in which a particular litigation is pending to represent an infant, ward or unborn person in that particular litigation, and the status of guardian ad litem exists only in that… …   Black's law dictionary

  • guardian ad litem — A guardian ad litem is a special guardian appointed by the court in which a particular litigation is pending to represent an infant, ward or unborn person in that particular litigation, and the status of guardian ad litem exists only in that… …   Black's law dictionary

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