Substitute Decisions Act, 1992

• Author: Richard D. Schneider
• Pages: 172-261

Chapter 3: Substitute Decisions Act, 1992

Substitute Decisions Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 30, as amended by 1994, c. 27, ss. 43 (2),

62; 1996, c. 2, ss. 3-60; 1998, c. 26, s. 108; 2001, c. 13, s. 30; 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table;

2002, c. 18, Sched. A, s. 20; 20 04, c. 3, Sched. A, s. 97; 2005, c. 5, s. 65; 2006, c. 19, Sched.

B, s. 22.

CONTENTS

General

1. Interpret ation

2. Presumption of capacity

3. Counsel for person whose capacity is in issue

PART I

PROPERTY

General

4. Application of Pa rt

5. Age

6. Incapacity to manage propert y

Continuing Powers of Attorney for Proper ty

7. Continuing power of attorney for proper ty

8. Capacity to give continuing power of attor ney

9. Validity despite incapacity

10. Execution

11. Resignation of attorney

12. Termination

13. Exercise after term ination or invalidity

14. Certain ex isting powers of attorney preserved

Statutory Guardians of Propert y

15. P.G.T. as statutory guard ian

16. Assessment of capacity for statutory guard ianship

16.1 Termination by attorney

17. Replacement of P.G.T.

18. Refusal to issue cert if‌i cate of st atutory guardi anship

19. Death, etc., of statutory g uardian

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20. Termination of statutory gua rdianship

20.1 Assessment of incapacity

20.2 Application for review of f‌i nding of incapacity

20.3 Termination by court

21. P.G.T. to forward notices

Court-Appointed Guardians of Pro perty

22. Court appointment of guard ian of property

23. Procedure

24. Appointment criteria

25. Finding of incapacity

26. Variation or substitution of appointment order

27. Temporary guardian, cour t appointment

28. Termination

29. Suspension

30. Procedure, termination

Property Management

31. Powers of guardian

31.1 Access to persona l information

32. Duties of guardian

33. Liability of gua rdian

33.1 Wi ll

33.2 Property in another per son’s control

34. Completion of t ransactions

35. P.G.T., powers of executor

35.1 Disposition of property given by will

36. Proceeds of disposition

36.1 Proof of P.G.T. guardianship

37. Required expenditures

38. Attorney under continui ng power of attorney

39. Directions from court

40. Compensation

42. Passing of accounts

PART II

THE PERSON

General

43. Application of Part

44. Age

45. Incapacity for personal care

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174 ANNOTATED ONTARIO MENTAL HEALTH STATUTES

Powers of Attorney for Personal Care

46. Power of attorney for personal care

47. Capacity to give power of attorney for personal ca re

48. Execution

49. When power of attorney effective

50. Special provisions, use of force

51. Assessment of capacity

52. Resignation of attorney

53. Termination

Court-Appointed Guardians of the Per son

55. Court appointment of guard ian of the person

56. Procedure, court-ordered appointments

57. Appointment criteria

58. Finding of incapacity

59. Full guardianship

59.1 Access to persona l information

60. Partia l guardian ship

61. Variation or substitution of appointment order

62. Temporary guardian, court appointment

63. Termination

64. Suspension

65. Procedure, ter mination

Duties of Guardians of the Person and Attorneys for Personal C are

66. Duties of guardian

67. Duties of attorney

68. Directions from court

PART III

PROCEDURE IN GUARDIANSHIP APPLICATIONS

69. Service of notices

70. Required documents

71. Optional do cuments

72. Required documents, su mmary disposition, application to appoint guardian of

property

73. Required documents, su mmary disposition, motion to terminate gu ardianship of

property

74. Required documents, su mmary disposition, application to appoint guardian of

the person

75. Required documents, su mmary disposition, motion to terminate gu ardianship of

the person

77. Summary disposit ion