Substitute Decisions Act, 1992, c. 30

AuthorRichard D. Schneider; Caitlin Pakosh; Lora Patton
Pages185-269
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CHAPTER 3
Substitute Decisions Act, , c. 30
Substitute Decisions Act, , 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; 2004, c. 3, Sched. A, s. 97; 2005, c. 5, s. 65; 2006, c. 19, Sched. B, s. 22; 2019, c. 7, Sched. 17,
s.162; 2020, c. 11, Sched. 15, s. 59; 2021 c.4, Sched. 35.
(updated December , )
CONTENTS
General
. Interpretation
. Presumption of capacity
. Counsel for person whose capacity is in issue
PART I
PROPERTY
General
. Application of Part
. Age
. Incapacity to manage property
Continuing Powers of Attorney for Property
. Continuing power of attorney for property
. Capacity to give continuing power of attorney
. Validity despite incapacity
. Execution
. Resignation of attorney
. Termination
. Exercise after termination or invalidity
. Certain existing powers of attorney preserved
Statutory Guardians of P roperty
. P.G.T. as statutory guardian
. Assessment of capacity for statutory guardianship
. Termination by attorney
. Replacement of P.G.T.
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. Refusal to issue certif‌icate of statutory guardianship
. Death, etc., of statutory guardian
. Termination of statutory guardianship
. Assessment of incapacity
. Application for review of f‌inding of incapacity
. Termination by court
. P.G.T. to forward notices
Court-Appointed Guardians of Propert y
. Court appointment of guardian of property
. Procedure
. Appointment criteria
. Finding of incapacity
. Variation or substitution of appointment order
. Temporary guardian, court appointment
. Termination
. Suspension
. Procedure, termination
Property Management
. Powers of guardian
. Access to personal information
. Duties of guardian
. Liability of guardian
. Will
. Property in another person’s control
. Existing corporate debts and liabilities
. Completion of transactions
. P.G.T., powers of executor
. Disposition of property given by will
. Proceeds of disposition
. Proof of P.G.T. guardianship
. Required expenditures
. Attorney under continuing power of attorney
. Directions from court
. Compensation
. Passing of accounts
PART II
THE PERSON
General
. Application of Part
. Age
. Incapacity for personal care
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Powers of Attorney for Personal Care
. Power of attorney for personal care
. Capacity to give power of attorney for personal care
. Execution
. When power of attorney ef‌fective
. Special provisions, use of force
. Assessment of capacity
. Resignation of attorney
. Termination
Court-Appointed Guardians of the Person
. Court appointment of guardian of the person
. Procedure, court-ordered appointments
. Appointment criteria
. Finding of incapacity
. Full guardianship
. Access to personal information
. Partial guardianship
. Variation or substitution of appointment order
. Temporary guardian, court appointment
. Termination
. Suspension
. Procedure, termination
Duties of Guardians of the Person and Attorneys for Personal Care
. Duties of guardian
. Duties of attorney
. Directions from court
PART III
PROCEDURE IN GUARDIANSHIP APPLICATIONS
. Service of notices
. Required documents
. Optional documents
. Required documents, summary disposition, application to appoint guardian of property
. Required documents, summary disposition, motion to terminate guardianship of property
. Required documents, summary disposition, application to appoint guardian of the person
. Required documents, summary disposition, motion to terminate guardianship of the
person
. Summary disposition
PART IV
MISCELLANEOUS
. Right to refuse assessment
. Order for assessment

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