a route for travel on the sea. a moderate to rough sea. an inland waterway to the sea for ocean ships: St. Lawrence Seaway.
STANDBY GUARDIAN: Custody of a child can also be obtained without going to court by becoming a Standby Guardian. A standby guardianship is created by having the parents sign a document available from the probate court stating that they are consenting to have the grandparent or relative take guardianship of their child.
Guardians can be split into roughly three types. First, some guardians are friends or family members of their ward. For example, an adult child might become the guardian of an elderly, mentally ill parent. Second, in some jurisdictions, there is a public guardians. Similarly, some government institutions act like guardians, even though they are not officially designated as a guardian.