Guardian

Required fields

idchildPersonIdroleappointmentType

Fields

Field	Type	Description
appointmentType	enum	How this guardian was appointed testamentary: appointed by the parent in their will. parental_responsibility: appointed by a parent with parental responsibility under statute (e.g. Children Act 1989 s.5). court_appointed: appointed by a secular court. shariah_court_appointed: appointed by a Shariah court — Islamic guardianship (hadanah/wilayah). community_appointed: appointed by a community body (e.g. family council in West Africa). religious_court_appointed: appointed by a religious court other than Shariah (e.g. beth din).
childPersonId	string	Reference to the Person.id of the child this guardian is appointed for
childPersonIdDisplay	string	Human-readable display name for the referenced child person
conditions	string	Conditions on the guardianship — when it takes effect, any restrictions, or circumstances under which it lapses
familyCouncilDecisionRef	string	Reference to the family council decision that appointed this guardian, if the appointment was council-determined Reference to a family council decision document or record.
guardianshipStructure	enum	The structure of the guardianship arrangement individual: one named guardian. collective: multiple guardians acting jointly. rotating: guardianship rotates among family members (common in some African customary systems). family_council_determined: a family council determines the guardian — the will names the mechanism rather than the person.
id	string	Unique identifier for this guardian appointment within the INHERIT document
notes	string	Free-text notes about this guardianship appointment
organisationId	string	Reference to the Organisation.id if the guardian is an institutional care provider. Mutually exclusive with personId
organisationIdDisplay	string	Human-readable display name for the referenced organisation
personId	string	Reference to the Person.id of the guardian being appointed
personIdDisplay	string	Human-readable display name for the referenced person
provenance	Provenance	Consolidated provenance metadata — how this entity was created, by whom, and whether a human has verified it
role	enum	The guardian's priority in the appointment primary: the first-choice guardian. secondary: acts alongside the primary or takes over if primary cannot act. substitute: named replacement if primary and secondary cannot act.

testamentary

parental_responsibility

court_appointed

shariah_court_appointed

community_appointed

religious_court_appointed

testamentary: appointed by the parent in their will. parental_responsibility: appointed by a parent with parental responsibility under statute (e.g. Children Act 1989 s.5). court_appointed: appointed by a secular court. shariah_court_appointed: appointed by a Shariah court — Islamic guardianship (hadanah/wilayah). community_appointed: appointed by a community body (e.g. family council in West Africa). religious_court_appointed: appointed by a religious court other than Shariah (e.g. beth din).

individual

collective

rotating

family_council_determined

individual: one named guardian. collective: multiple guardians acting jointly. rotating: guardianship rotates among family members (common in some African customary systems). family_council_determined: a family council determines the guardian — the will names the mechanism rather than the person.

primary

secondary

substitute

primary: the first-choice guardian. secondary: acts alongside the primary or takes over if primary cannot act. substitute: named replacement if primary and secondary cannot act.