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'''Who cannot be a witness'''—the following people cannot be a witness: | '''Who cannot be a witness'''—the following people cannot be a witness: | ||
a) a person who provides personal care, health care or financial services to the adult for compensation, other than a lawyer or notary. | |||
b) a spouse, child, parent, employee or agent of a person described in paragraph (a). | |||
c) a person who is not an adult. | |||
d) a person who does not understand the type of communication used by the adult. | |||
'''Signing for an adult who is not physically capable'''—if an adult is not physically capable of signing an advance directive, another person can sign it for them if the adult is physically present and directs the person to sign the directive. Their signature must be witnessed as if the adult were signing the directive. The following people must not sign an advance directive for an adult: | '''Signing for an adult who is not physically capable'''—if an adult is not physically capable of signing an advance directive, another person can sign it for them if the adult is physically present and directs the person to sign the directive. Their signature must be witnessed as if the adult were signing the directive. The following people must not sign an advance directive for an adult: | ||
