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  2. Conservatorship - Wikipedia

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    Conservatorship may also apply to corporations and organizations. The conservator may be only of the "estate" (financial affairs) but may be also of the "person", wherein the conservator takes charge of overseeing the daily activities, such as healthcare or living arrangements of the conservatee.

  3. A conservation technician examining an artwork under a microscope at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. The conservation and restoration of books, manuscripts, documents, and ephemera is an activity dedicated to extending the life of items of historical and personal value made primarily from paper, parchment, and leather.

  4. Child custody laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The sole managing conservator takes sole responsibility for a child, making all the important decisions regarding health (both mental and physical), education, and moral or religious upbringing alone. [10] [12] Conservatorship orders divide various parental rights and duties, including (1) the right to make major decisions regarding the children;

  5. Surrogate decision-maker - Wikipedia

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    If a patient is unable to make decisions for themselves about personal care, a surrogate agent must make decisions for them. If there is a durable power of attorney for health care, the agent appointed by that document is authorized to make health care decisions within the scope of authority granted by the document. If people have court ...

  6. Law of agency - Wikipedia

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    Universal agents hold broad authority to act on behalf of the principal, e.g. they may hold a power of attorney (also known as a mandate in civil law jurisdictions) or have a professional relationship, say, as lawyer and client. General agents hold a more limited authority to conduct a series of transactions over a continuous period of time; and

  7. Conservator of the peace - Wikipedia

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    The role of "special conservators of the peace" still exists in the U.S. state of Virginia.These individuals are appointed by a Virginia Circuit Court to perform certain duties and responsibilities within a geographically limited jurisdiction, and are regulated by the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services.

  8. Lacey Act of 1900 - Wikipedia

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    The Lacey Act of 1900 is a conservation law in the United States that prohibits trade in wildlife, fish, and plants that have been illegally taken, possessed, transported, or sold. [1] Introduced into Congress by Representative John F. Lacey, an Iowa Republican, the Act was signed into law by President William McKinley on May 25, 1900. [2]

  9. Conservation and restoration of parchment - Wikipedia

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    The conservation and restoration of parchment constitutes the care and treatment of parchment materials which have cultural and historical significance. Typically undertaken by professional book and document conservators , this process can include preventive measures which protect against future deterioration as well as specific treatments to ...