Substitute Decisions Act, 1992, c. 30

• Author: Richard D. Schneider; Caitlin Pakosh; Lora Patton
• Pages: 185-269

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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