FAMILY MEETING

family meeting.Hist. Civil law. 1. An advisory council called to aid the court in a family-law

matter, such as arrangement of a guardianship for a minor or an incompetent adult. • If a person

had no relatives, the court could summon friends of the person instead. 2. A council of relatives of

a minor assembled to advise the minor in his or her affairs and to help administer the minor’s

property. — Also termed family council. [Cases: Guardian and Ward 9.][Blacks Law 8th]