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Substitute Decision Making for Adult Guardianship (15:IV) (view source)
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Another circumstance where the PGT may become involved is where an attorney is misusing a POA or otherwise failing to fulfill their legal obligations. Any person may notify the PGT if there is a reason to believe that fraud, undue pressure or some other form of abuse or neglect is being or was used to induce an adult to make, change or revoke financial or legal document(s). Any person may also notify the PGT where an attorney is: | Another circumstance where the PGT may become involved is where an attorney is misusing a POA or otherwise failing to fulfill their legal obligations. Any person may notify the PGT if there is a reason to believe that fraud, undue pressure or some other form of abuse or neglect is being or was used to induce an adult to make, change or revoke financial or legal document(s). Any person may also notify the PGT where an attorney is: | ||
• Incapable of acting as attorney | • Incapable of acting as attorney<br> | ||
• Abusing or neglecting the adult | • Abusing or neglecting the adult<br> | ||
• Failing to follow the instructions in the POA | • Failing to follow the instructions in the POA<br> | ||
• Otherwise failing to comply with legal duties of an attorney | • Otherwise failing to comply with legal duties of an attorney<br> | ||
For more information about the role of the PGT where there is financial abuse, neglect or self-neglect, refer to section '''VIII: Adult Abuse and Neglect''' in this chapter. | For more information about the role of the PGT where there is financial abuse, neglect or self-neglect, refer to section '''VIII: Adult Abuse and Neglect''' in this chapter. | ||