Difference between revisions of "Overview of Adult Guardianship and Incapacity (15:III)"

When an individual is mentally incapable of managing his or her affairs, it is possible for someone else to be legally enabled to manage the individual’ s affairs or to make decisions about his or her personal care. This can be done through a court order (outlined in the PAA).  A court may appoint a person or the Public Guardian and Trustee of BC to be a “Committee (pronounced caw-mi-TAY, with emphasis on the end of the word.). ConsultRe Matthews, 2013 BCSC 1045, for an example of where the court had to choose between two people as to who to appoint as committee. See section VII: Guardianship and Committeeship. The Public Guardian and Trustee of BC can also be appointed as “statutory property guardian” to manage that individual’ s financial affairs (outlined in the AGA).