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
dependantType	enum	The type of dependant this guardian is appointed for. Extends guardian beyond minors to cover adult dependants
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.
guardianshipModel	enum	The cultural or legal model of guardianship. Differs across legal traditions — individual appointment (common law), family council (West African), collective care (South Asian extended family), court-appointed (civil law)
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).

minor

adult_with_disability

adult_with_incapacity

individual

family_council

collective

extended_family

rotating

court_appointed

custom

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.