The Roquefort Files
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This one goes back over a century, though it may still be common today: I'm wondering what it would be called in the United States when one sibling (older half-sister) is made the guardian of another sibling (younger half-sister) when both are orphaned and the older is of legal age. I suspect it would be a "testamentary guardian," though I'm not entirely certain this would be so, or even if a woman in the late 19th century would be granted guardianship in the 1880s. And if this did happen, what states might have allowed this. I'm researching something, and believe an older half-sister was her younger half-sister's legal guardian, or at least claimed to be, and knowing the correct terms would help. Obviously not as pressing as people with current guardianship issues to deal with, but even a broad, general answer would be appreciated. Thanks!