A '''legal guardian''' is a person appointed by a [[will]] or by legal terms to assume responsibility for incompetent adults or minor children. If a parent dies, this will usually be the other parent. If both die, he is often a close relative. | A '''legal guardian''' is a person appointed by a [[will]] or by legal terms to assume responsibility for incompetent adults or minor children. If a parent dies, this will usually be the other parent. If both die, he is often a close relative. |