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Posts Categorized: Capacity Litigation
22 ResultsPowers of Attorney – Ensuring Access to a Loved One
by: Justin de Vries, December 28, 2008
In our rapidly aging society, powers of attorney for personal care and property are now widespread and their importance is recognized by the general public. A family member or friend can also apply to the court to be appointed guardian of the person or the person’s property if powers of attorney have not been executed. …read more
Assessing Testamentary Capacity
by: Justin de Vries, February 27, 2007
An article was published in the American Journal of Psychiatry in May 2007 and can be found at www.ajp.psychiatryonline.org. Among other things, the article considered the common cognitive screening tests used by the medical profession to assess testamentary capacity. By way of introduction, the article states: Clinicians and legal experts must understand that cognitive tests…read more