1. An advisory council called to aid the court in a family-law matter, such as arrangement of a guardianship for a minor or an incompetent adult. • If a person had no relatives, the court could summon friends of the person instead.
2. A council of relatives of a minor assembled to advise the minor in his or her affairs and to help administer the minor’s property. — Also termed family council. [Cases: Guardian and Ward 9.]