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You will further note in this study unit that our law also provides that a
person who is incapable of managing his or her own affairs may be placed
under curatorship, and that a curator may be appointed over his or her
person and estate (or only over his or her estate). A curator may also be
appointed to assist him or her in litigation.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
The purpose of this study unit is to enable you to
(1) explain what is entailed by the guardianship which arises when
parental authority is terminated
(2) list the different kinds of guardians and to describe each of these
offices briefly
(3) set out the requirements for the appointment as a guardian
(4) list the rights and duties of a guardian
(5) list the ways in which guardianship is terminated
(6) define the concepts ``curatorship'' and ``curator''
(7) list the different kinds of curators our law provides for and to describe
each of these offices briefly
(8) set out the requirements for the appointment as a curator
(9) list the rights and duties of a curator
(10) list the ways in which curatorship is terminated
PRESCRIBED MATTER
Study
. Prescribed textbook 299±304
CONTENTS OF THIS STUDY UNIT
1 GUARDIANSHIP
On page 299 your textbook defines the kind of guardianship which is at
issue in this study unit, and distinguishes between this and the
guardianship which a parent has over his or her child (see study unit
26). Ensure that you know the definition and understand the distinction.
1.1 The types of guardians (tutors)
The different types of guardians (or tutors) for which South African law