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Family law

Entering into marriage

Prenuptial agreement Marriage Common-law marriage Same-sex marriage

Legal states similar to marriage

Cohabitation · Civil union Domestic partnership Registered partnership Putative marriage

Dissolution of marriage

Annulment · Divorce · Alimony

Issues affecting children

Paternity · Legitimacy Adoption · Legal guardian Ward · Emancipation of minors Foster care Child Protective Services (United States) Parental responsibility Contact (including visitation) Residence in English law Custody · Child support

Related areas

Spousal abuse · Child abuse Child abduction · Child marriage Adultery · Bigamy · Incest

Conflict of laws

Marriage · Nullity · Divorce

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In law, a ward is someone placed under the protection of a legal guardian. A court may take responsibility for the legal protection of an individual, usually either a child or incapacitated person, in which case the ward is known as a ward of the court, a ward of the state or formerly as a ward in Chancery. ¹

United States governmental policy toward Native Americans formerly treated Indian tribes both as independent nations and as "wards of the state". This was contradictory because while they were treated as "independent", they were also considered "incapacitated individuals". This policy was revoked with the policy of assimilation and, eventually, the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934.

See also

• Charge (youth)

References

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