---
id: dependent
title: "Dependent"
scopeid: essifLab
type: concept
typeid: dependent
stage: draft
hoverText: "Dependent (of an Party in a Jurisdiction): the Entity for the caring for and/or protecting/guarding/defending of which a guardianship relationship has been established with that Entity within that Jurisdiction."
---

:::info Editor's Note
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### Short Description

### Purpose

### Criteria

### Background
The %%Guardianship pattern|pattern-guardianship%% provides an overview of how this concept fits in with related concepts.