Guardian A non-biological parent who assumes legal responsibility for a minor. An adult who becomes legally responsible for a minor child that is not his or her biological child is called a guardian; the minor is referred to in legal terms as the ward....

A legal guardian is a person who has the legal authority (and the corresponding duty) to care for the personal and property interests of another person, called a ward. Usually, a person has the status of guardian because the ward is incapable of caring...

Byline: Paul Ferguson Portage Daily Register PORTAGE -- A rural Portage man allegedly had sex with a comatose patient last week at Divine Savior Nursing Home, according to criminal charges filed Thursday in Columbia County Court. David W. Johnson, 56, allegedly...

The Guardian dir. Andrew Davis The United States Coast Guard is awesome. The Army is a bureaucratic joke, the Navy is pretty cush, and the Air Force is all thrill jockeys with expensive toys. The Marine Corps may be tough, but the...

A Chinese couple who recently won custody of the daughter they put in temporary foster care eight years ago can start supervised visits with her next week, a judge ruled Wednesday.Shaoqiang and Qin Luo He will see daughter Anna Mae on March 15 for the...

A judge ruled Wednesday that the woman who claims to be James Brown's fourth wife can select the special legal guardian she wants appointed for her son, the first step toward determining whether the late soul singer is the child's father.It's the second time Tomi...