被ひ補ほ助じょ人にん

noun

person subject to a limited guardianship

Legal term under Japanese adult guardianship law. A person who has been placed under a limited guardianship (補助) due to diminished mental capacity, receiving assistance for specific legal acts.

• 被ひ補ほ助じょ人にんは、重じゅう要ような契けい約やくを結むすぶ際さいに補ほ助じょ人にんの同どう意いが必ひつ要ようです。

  A person under limited guardianship needs the consent of their guardian when entering into important contracts.

• 裁さい判ばん所しょは、本ほん人にんの判はん断だん能のう力りょくに応おうじて被ひ補ほ助じょ人にんと認にん定ていすることがあります。

  The court may designate someone as a person subject to limited guardianship depending on their mental capacity.