When Should the Lawyer Consult with the Medical Practitioner? What Should the Lawyer Ask? What Are the Reasonable Expectations? Who Should Be Asked?

• Author: Dr. Richard Shulman and Susan J. Woodley
• Pages: 121-132



WhenShouldtheLawyerConsultwith

theMedicalPractitioner

WHATSHOULDTHELAWYER ASKWHAT

ARE T HEREAS ONABLEEXPECTATIONSWHO

SHOULDBEASKED

DrRichardShulmanFRCPC*and

SusanJWoodleyCS†

  



   



revocationsofpowerofaorneywill

initiationof requestfor powerof aorneywillbyfamilymember or

thirdparty

insistencethatfamilymemberthirdpar tyaendmeeting

exclusionsoffamilymembersfrompowerofaorneywills

majoramendmenttopowerofaorneywillatadvancedage

dicultydetaili ngfamilymembersandorassets

strifeinfami ly

caretakeradultc hild residing with clientpresent at meetingmajor

benec iary

newbestfriendcompanionmajorbeneciary

sweetheartscams

anytimelawyersuspectspowerofaorneywillissusceptibletochal-

lengeongroundsofundueinuencelackofcapacity

* MDCMMedicalDirectorSeniorsMentalHealthServ icesTrilliumHealthCentre

WestTorontoandMississaugaAssista ntProfessorUniversityofToronto

† LLBWoodleyLawBowmanville