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The Adult Guardianship System is a civil law system designed to protect the rights and support the lives of individuals whose decision-making capacity is insufficient due to dementia, intellectual disabilities, mental disorders, or other reasons. A guardian or curator appointed by the family court provides personal care, manages property, and enters into contracts for welfare services. The system consists of two types: statutory guardianship, where the court appoints a guardian after the person's decision-making capacity becomes impaired, and voluntary guardianship, where the person selects a guardian in advance through a contract while still capable of making decisions.

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[
  {
    "code": "01",
    "slug": "statutory-guardianship",
    "name": "Statutory Guardianship",
    "description": "A system where the family court appoints a guardian after the person's decision-making capacity becomes impaired.",
    "category": "statutory"
  },
  {
    "code": "01-01",
    "slug": "guardianship",
    "name": "Guardianship",
    "description": "A system for persons whose decision-making capacity is lacking, where the guardian has agency and revocation rights for all property-related legal acts.",
    "category": "statutory",
    "parentCode": "01"
  },
  {
    "code": "01-02",
    "slug": "curatorship",
    "name": "Curatorship",
    "description": "A system for persons with significantly insufficient decision-making capacity, where the curator has consent and revocation rights for acts under Article 13, Paragraph 1 of the Civil Code.",
    "category": "statutory",
    "parentCode": "01"
  },
  {
    "code": "01-03",
    "slug": "assistance",
    "name": "Assistance",
    "description": "A system for persons with insufficient decision-making capacity, where agency, consent, and revocation rights are granted for specific legal acts upon application.",
    "category": "statutory",
    "parentCode": "01"
  },
  {
    "code": "02",
    "slug": "voluntary-guardianship",
    "name": "Voluntary Guardianship",
    "description": "A system where a person selects a voluntary guardian in advance through a contract while still capable of making decisions.",
    "category": "voluntary"
  },
  {
    "code": "03",
    "slug": "guardian",
    "name": "Adult Guardian",
    "description": "A person appointed by the family court to manage property and provide personal care for the ward.",
    "category": "role"
  },
  {
    "code": "04",
    "slug": "voluntary-guardian",
    "name": "Voluntary Guardian",
    "description": "A person selected by the individual while capable of making decisions and entrusted through a notarized contract.",
    "category": "role"
  },
  {
    "code": "05",
    "slug": "voluntary-guardianship-supervisor",
    "name": "Voluntary Guardianship Supervisor",
    "description": "A person appointed by the family court to supervise the voluntary guardian's activities.",
    "category": "role"
  }
]