The Difference Between Guardianship, Custodianship, and Interdiction
Guardianship is the father's natural authority over his minor children, while custodianship is granted to someone other than the father to manage a minor's affairs who lost their natural guardian, and interdiction is a judicial procedure imposed on an adult who lost capacity to manage their assets due to mental cause or established wastefulness.
Filing a Suit to Establish Guardianship or Appoint a Custodian
We help file a suit establishing natural guardianship when needed for formal documentation, or a suit appointing a custodian over a minor who lost their natural guardian, ensuring a legally responsible party exists for the minor's care and assets.
Interdiction Procedures for Those Lacking Capacity
We help families file an interdiction suit over a family member when their lack of mental capacity to manage their assets is established, a suit needing a documented medical report and precise judicial procedures protecting the interdicted person's rights.
Interdiction Due to Wastefulness or Financial Mismanagement
In less common cases, interdiction can be requested for a sane adult whose excessive wastefulness of their assets is established in a way harming their interest or their future heirs' interest, and we help assess this request's eligibility and establish it before the court.
The Custodian's or Supervisor's Authorities and Duties Toward the Interdicted Person
We clarify to the appointed custodian their authority scope and duties toward the minor or interdicted person, including their obligation to manage assets for the ward's benefit, not their personal interest, with periodic judicial oversight of this management.
Lifting Interdiction When Its Cause Ceases
When the interdiction's cause ceases, such as the interdicted person's mental condition improving or the minor reaching the age of majority, we help file a suit to formally end the interdiction or custodianship, restoring the person's full capacity to manage their affairs.
Disputes Over the Custodian's or Supervisor's Performance
When the custodian's or supervisor's misconduct in managing the ward's assets is suspected, we help concerned parties file a formal complaint and review the custodian's performance, with the possibility of requesting their removal and replacement if a violation is established.
Guardianship and Custodianship for Children With Special Needs
We help families of children with special needs understand special legal arrangements necessary to protect their interests even after reaching the age of majority, if their need for care and support in managing their affairs continues.
Periodic Review of the Custodian's or Supervisor's Performance
We recommend periodic review of the appointed custodian's or supervisor's performance, even absent a clear suspicion of misconduct, since this preventive review protects the ward's interests and detects any deviation early before it worsens.
How We Start With You
Send us your case details on WhatsApp, whether you're seeking to appoint a custodian, requesting interdiction for a family member, or facing a dispute over an existing custodianship. We help you understand the correct procedure to protect all parties' rights.
Frequently Asked Questions
My minor children's father passed away. Who takes guardianship over them now?
We help you file a suit appointing a suitable custodian if there's no other natural guardian, ensuring a legally responsible party for their care.
A family member lost their mental capacity to manage their assets. How do we file an interdiction suit against them?
We help you prepare the required file, including the documented medical report, and file the suit before the competent court to protect their assets.
We suspect the custodian appointed over our minor relative is mismanaging their assets. What are our options?
We help you file a formal complaint and review the custodian's performance, with the possibility of requesting their removal and replacement if a violation is established.
Our interdicted relative's mental condition has notably improved. Can the interdiction be lifted?
Yes, we help you file a suit to formally end the interdiction after establishing their improvement, restoring their full capacity to manage their affairs.
Can a sane person be interdicted for excessively wasting their assets?
Yes in certain cases where this wastefulness is established to harm their interest or their future heirs' interest, and we help you assess this request's eligibility.
Our son has special needs and will soon reach the age of majority. What arrangements are needed to protect his interests going forward?
We help you understand available legal options ensuring continued suitable care and support for him even after reaching this age.
Should we wait for a clear suspicion of misconduct before reviewing the custodian's performance, or is periodic review preferable?
We recommend preventive periodic review even without a clear suspicion, since this protects the ward's interests and detects any deviation early.