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Where to go for cognitive or legal capacity advice?

by Noric Dilanchian | Jul 2, 2020 | Autonomy Assessment

Where do you go when there are concerns about a person’s cognitive or legal capacity? How do you make appropriate decisions? The decision may be about their welfare, wealth, wellbeing, financial affairs, medical treatment, or legal documents such as guardianship...

Document Signature and Witnessing Over Audiovisual Media Guide

by Mike | May 5, 2020 | Autonomy Assessment, Contract

When a client instructs a professional to act, that person has a duty to be satisfied the client has the capacity and capability to give those instructions. This duty applies to lawyers and certain other professionals in Australia. For professionals working with...

Australia’s journey to a rights-based civil society

by Mike | May 1, 2020 | Autonomy Assessment

In Australia there are heightened concerns regarding high levels of family conflict and disputes. This is clearly evident in wasteful litigation between family members over wills and estates, and evidence of elder abuse in many quarters. Less appreciated is progress...

Failure to test cognitive capacity is an abdication of professional responsibility

by Dr Lonie | Mar 14, 2020 | Autonomy Assessment

Dr Jane Lonie, Clinical Neuropsychologist Consideration of a client’s cognitive capacity for decision making extends beyond a conversation with a client to query the client’s conversational skill. Awareness of questions to ask and records to make to go...

What must all competent professionals know about mild cognitive impairment?

by Dr Lonie | Mar 11, 2020 | Autonomy Assessment

What must all competent professionals know about mild cognitive impairment? Recent research indicates about one in three people between the ages of 50 and 80 are likely to be affected by mild cognitive impairment (“MCI”). For professionals and businesses...

When dementia arises, how do you minimise family wealth disputes and stay out of court?

by Dr Lonie | Mar 7, 2020 | Autonomy Assessment

FACT 1: For some years disputes over wills and estates are the most frequent type of litigation in the Superior Court of New South Wales. Litigants commonly question the cognitive capacity of the will maker aiming to change situations or split wealth differently. This...

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