so as a guardian of a child you were

essentially taking the place of a parent

as far as decision-making is concerned

as far as physical custody of the child

is concerned you’re essentially acting

as the child’s parent even though you’re

not the biological parent you’re

required to take care of the child

you’re required to provide for the child

you’re required to make decisions for

the child regarding education and school

and religion and extracurricular

activities and medical decisions now

it’s important to note that parents

don’t lose parental rights when another

person is given guardianship but when a

person does become a guardian of a child

they are essentially responsible for

raising and caring for the child until

either the guardianship ends or the

child reaches 18 years old