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==Understand the legal framework== | ==Understand the legal framework== | ||
===A committee is appointed by the court=== | ===A committee is usually appointed by the court=== | ||
Once an adult becomes mentally incapable, they usually aren’t in a position to make important decisions for themselves. A '''committee''' (pronounced caw-mi-tay, or caw-mi-tee, with emphasis on the end of the word) is a person appointed by the BC Supreme Court to make personal, medical, legal, or financial decisions for someone in BC who is mentally incapable. The court can appoint more than one person as committee. | Once an adult becomes mentally incapable, they usually aren’t in a position to make important decisions for themselves. A '''committee''' (pronounced caw-mi-tay, or caw-mi-tee, with emphasis on the end of the word) is a person or body usually appointed by the BC Supreme Court to make personal, medical, legal, or financial decisions for someone in BC who is mentally incapable. The court can appoint more than one person as committee. | ||
Appointing a committee is a serious legal step because it takes away a person's right to decide things for themselves. It is intended to be used as a last resort. | Appointing a committee is a serious legal step because it takes away a person's right to decide things for themselves. It is intended to be used as a last resort. | ||