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A quick definition of legal tutorship:

Legal tutorship is when someone has the power to take care of another person who cannot take care of themselves. There are four types of tutorship: tutorship by nature, tutorship by will, tutorship by the effect of the law, and tutorship by judicial appointment. Dative tutorship is when a court appoints someone to be a tutor, while legal tutorship is given by law and does not require court approval. For example, a spouse automatically has legal tutorship of their incompetent spouse. Tutorship by will is created by a parent's will or declaration before a notary and two witnesses.

A more thorough explanation:

Legal tutorship is a term used in civil law to refer to the power and responsibility of a tutor to take care of someone who cannot care for themselves. There are four types of tutorship:

  • Tutorship by nature: This is when a surviving parent has the legal right to take care of their minor child.
  • Tutorship by will: This is when a parent creates a tutorship in their will or by declaration before a notary and two witnesses.
  • Tutorship by the effect of the law: This is when a person has legal tutorship by statute, such as a spouse having legal tutorship of their incompetent spouse.
  • Tutorship by judicial appointment: This is when a court appoints a tutor, usually on the advice of the family.

For example, if a parent dies and their will designates a tutor for their minor child, that tutor would have legal tutorship by will. If a court appoints a tutor for a person who cannot care for themselves, that tutor would have tutorship by judicial appointment.

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13:34
i don't think it has a detrimental effect on your chances of admission
13:34
but also you don't need to tell them anything so lol
Can y'all help me understand something lol. What does it mean for an app to "go complete"? Is that when the school has reviewed it and made a decision?
13:35
Na, it's when they have all the required information
Gotcha. So what would be the difference between received and completed?
Does complete entail like the app + LORs?
13:35
correct
That makes sense. Thank you!
13:36
complete basically means they've acknowledged receipt and it's ready to go under review whenever they start the deliberative process
Quillinit
13:40
I still haven't had Chicago or Cornell go complete, but I think that's just how they be
13:41
when did you submit
CaringEquableGuppy
13:42
How do you know when an application is complete? Is it on LSAC or the school's portal?
13:43
it'll be on the school-specific portal
Quillinit
13:44
when they opened
Quillinit
13:45
they both say something along the lines of "received and waiting to be processed"
13:48
anyone have good resources for revising a personal statement for reuse after applying with it last cycle?
13:49
Any guesses when Cornell and Penn CRS fee waivers will go out?
13:51
@Quillinit: from my recollection, chicago and cornell collapse complete/UR1 into a single step, so they may simply not be ready to begin reviewing applications
13:52
i think it's fair to assume, barring a handful of schools like UVA, most schools won't begin reviewing applications in earnest until the beginning of next month at the earliest, so it wouldn't be surprising to hear that applications are just sitting in the queue
13:54
@oakenrays: I was just gonna write a new one personally but I think you want to make it recognizably different from your previous PS
13:56
@baddestbunny: definitely agree that some revision and additional information is warranted but, my why law is the same... I guess just tell the same story in a different way
14:03
ugh fineeee I'll write a new stupid essay
14:07
yeah I told my last essay about a formative experience and am trying to update it now to be about what I’ve learned since that experience
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i re-wrote my PS this cycle when I reapplied
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Quillinit
15:10
oh fun @info-man, Chicago just changed to complete today, so we'll see
boglue
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