standby guardian

A parent-designated guardian who is appointed to assume responsibility for a child at a future date if the child’s parent becomes incapable of caring for the child but who does not divest the parent of custodial rights.

• Several states have enacted statutes providing for a standby guardian in the case of a terminally ill single parent. A standby guardian assumes responsibility for a child during periods of the parent’s incapacity and upon the parent’s death.

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译员Terence，毕业于国内顶尖法学院，擅长翻译有关能源和自然资源领域的法律文件。