Guardianship in Qatar: Difference Between Custody, Guardianship, and Managing a Minor’s Affairs

• Focuses on daily care: housing, food, routine follow-up, and essential needs.
• In practice, it often connects with visitation/contact and living arrangements.
• If there’s a dispute about contact, review the visitation guide.

• Relates to major or administrative decisions (depending on the facts and what authorities determine).
• Often appears in formal procedures or important decisions (for example, certain official matters or travel arrangements).

• Concerned with managing a minor’s funds or financial transactions that require rules/permission/oversight.
• May arise when a minor has financial rights, assets, compensation, or a share in an estate under regulated procedures.

When parents disagree about who can make a decision or represent the child in an official or financial procedure.

Managing a minor’s funds or rights, or any transactions requiring approvals and proof under the competent authority’s rules.

When there is a prior judgment and you need a modification due to changed circumstances, or you need structured enforcement.

If a minor is among the heirs, additional steps may be required to protect their rights and manage their share within the regulated framework.