Process: Adoption is typically a more involved legal process than the legal guardianship process. Permanence: Adoption is permanent, while legal guardianship is temporary. Because of these differences, there are different scenarios in which each arrangement is the appropriate solution for a child. Choos...
Accordingly, the Chinese government has chosen to establish a ‘temporary-long-term’ children guardianship structure through the temporary guardianship system, in order to provide sustained guardianship for children and thereby safeguard children’s health, sustainable development, and well-being. 4.1. ...