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No. A step parent, or any other adult that does not have custody of a child is NOT a legal guardian unless a court has given this right to the step parent. This usually requires one of the biological parents to give up their rights or to been seen as unfit to be able to carry them out.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoA stepparent is not considered a legal guardian. In some cases they should be and can be granted legal guardianship by the courts, but they are not automatically a legal anything. Legal guardianship is a separate issue. Stepparents are considered legal strangers to their stepchildren.
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∙ 10y agoThere's no legal reason why not. You'd have to petition the court to grant custody, it isn't "just automatic".
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∙ 15y agoYes, unless otherwise ordered by a court.
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