| Solicitors and enduring documents: current practice and best practice. | |
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PMID: 19205309 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Queensland's guardianship legislation requires that a witness to an enduring power of attorney or advance health directive not only certify that the principal signed the document in their presence, but also that the principal appeared to have the capacity necessary to make the enduring document. This article examines how solicitors fulfil this obligation to certify the principal's capacity when witnessing these documents, drawing on empirical research and a review of publicly available court and tribunal decisions. The article concludes that the current practice of solicitors when certifying the capacity of principals to complete these documents falls short of best practice. |
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Authors:
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Lindy Willmott; Ben White |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Legal Cases; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of law and medicine Volume: 16 ISSN: 1320-159X ISO Abbreviation: J Law Med Publication Date: 2008 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-02-11 Completed Date: 2009-03-03 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9431853 Medline TA: J Law Med Country: Australia |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 466-87 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Health Law Research Program, Faculty of Law, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Qld 4001, Australia. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Advance Directives
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legislation & jurisprudence Documentation / standards* Humans Lawyers* Mental Competency Proxy / legislation & jurisprudence* Queensland |
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