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grandparent
vr.tr.grandparent · thing-q167918
Let an agent handle the grandparent relation as second-degree kinship with legal effects in contact, care, inheritance and immigration.
Thing Registry Cross-cutting context XCT.REL
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Relation Which grandparent.
Side
Maternal or paternal.
Side
Side of family.
- Is this a maternal or paternal grandparent? definition
- Is the relation biological, step or adoptive? boundary
Evidence
Records.
Evidence
Proof.
- Which records establish it? provenance
- Are they recognised here? boundary
Roles Care and contact.
Kinship care
Caring for grandchildren.
Kinship care
Kinship care arrangements.
- Is the grandparent a kinship carer, and under what arrangement? definition
- What support is available? action
Contact
Rights to contact.
Contact rights
Contact rights.
- Can grandparents apply for contact here? boundary
- Through which court? provenance
Language Kinship terms.
Terms
Words used.
Terms
Kinship terms.
- Which term applies in this language? definition
- Does it mark maternal or paternal side? boundary
Translation
Equivalents.
Translation
Translation.
- How should it be translated? action
- What nuance is lost? boundary
Legal and privacy Inheritance and data.
Inheritance
Succession.
Inheritance
Inheritance.
- Do grandparents inherit in this situation? boundary
- Under which rules? provenance
Privacy
Family data.
Privacy
Data handling.
- Is family data being shared lawfully? boundary
- Who else is affected? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.REL
- Other names and narrower kinds
- maternal grandfather, maternal grandparent, paternal grandparent
What it is Filled
A parent of one own parent: a grandfather or grandmother, maternal or paternal, including step and adoptive grandparents in social and often legal usage.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle the grandparent relation as second-degree kinship with legal effects in contact, care, inheritance and immigration.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Second-degree lineal ascendant
- Maternal and paternal sides often named differently
- Legal rights to contact vary widely
- Kinship care by grandparents has its own rules
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Exploit grandparents through scams posing as grandchildren in trouble.
- Disclose elderly people's personal or health data.
- Pressure grandparents into financial decisions.
- Assume biological ties from social ones.
Only with a human decision
- Decisions about care or finances for an elderly grandparent.
May
- Record family relationships the family has shared for genealogy or care.
- Help grandparents stay in touch with family when both sides wish it.
Moral aspects Filled
- Older people are targets of fraud and abuse.
- Grandparents often provide care and deserve recognition and respect.
Who is affected
- Grandparents
- Grandchildren
- Carers
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns a relationship; civil registers record births and adoptions.
Master systems
- Civil registers of births and adoptions
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q24882651 - registry parent class
- Q402152 - registry parent class
related
- kinship - relation
- grandchild - relation
- family law - contact and care
- civil records - evidence
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.grandparent
- Wikidata: Q167918 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q167918)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Family trees two generations up
- Terms distinguishing maternal and paternal grandparents in many languages
- Records linking generations
- A relationship shown in family trees and records.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- establish the relationship by records
- seek contact or care arrangements, where law allows
- act as kinship carer
- translate kinship terms
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Assuming rights that the law does not give
- Sharing family data without consent
- Translation errors
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Family law on grandparent contact and kinship care
- Succession law
- Immigration rules on dependent relatives
Context of use required Filled
- Defining family relationships and the roles of grandparents.
- maternal and paternal grandparents
- grandfather and grandmother
- step and adoptive grandparents
- great-grandparents
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q167918: grandparent - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Grandparent - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should kinship relations be modelled as relations?
- How should kinship care be linked?
- How should step relations be recorded?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q167918/spec.json