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guardian by nature
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Natural guardian
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Guardianship
or infancy in regard to its person or property, or both. At Common Law, the father is the guardian by nature and nurture but the rights and duties relating to that office have been modified in favour of the
Adoption
may not adopt a female infant unless the court finds special reasons. The consents of the parents and guardians (if any) and of any other persons having the custody of, or liable to contribute to, the support … child assumes the same relation to the adopter, e.g., in regard to liability for the latter's maintenance, and natural parents are deprived permanently of their parental rights, and are required to acknowledge the fact. In regard to
parens patriae
parens patriae [Latin, parent of the country] : the state in its capacity as the legal guardian of persons not sui juris and without natural guardians, as the heir to persons without natural heirs, and … country] : the state in its capacity as the legal guardian of persons not sui juris and without natural guardians, as the heir to persons without natural heirs, and as the protector of all citizens unable to
Parens patriae
Parens patriae, means the State in its capacity as the legal guardian of persons not sui juris and without natural guardians as the heirs to persons without natural heirs, and … patriae, means the State in its capacity as the legal guardian of persons not sui juris and without natural guardians as the heirs to persons without natural heirs, and as the protector of all citizens unable to
Fraud
exercising undue influence over others; such are transactions between parent and child, attorney and client, principal and agent, guardian and ward, trustee and cestui que trust, partners, etc. Others are of a mixed character, combining the ingredients … It is impossible to lay down a definition completely comprehending fraud, and no rule can, from the very nature of the subject, be invariable. fraud is infinite: 'Crescit in orbe dolus'; and were the Courts to prescribe
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