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v. t. e. A legal guardian is a person who has been appointed by a court or otherwise has the legal authority (and the corresponding duty) to make decisions relevant to the personal and property interests of another person who is deemed incompetent, [1] called a ward. For example, a legal guardian might be granted the authority to make decisions ...
Medical ethics. A surrogate decision maker, also known as a health care proxy or as agents, is an advocate for incompetent patients. If a patient is unable to make decisions for themselves about personal care, a surrogate agent must make decisions for them. If there is a durable power of attorney for health care, the agent appointed by that ...
Next friend. In common law, a next friend ( Law French prochein ami) is a person who represents another person who is under age, or, because of disability or otherwise, is unable to maintain a suit on his or her own behalf and who does not have a legal guardian. They may also be known as a litigation friend, a guardian ad litem, or a litigation ...
Anyone interested in becoming a Guardian ad Litem may call 330-287-5574 for more information. Initial training consists of attending several classroom sessions on various topics and courtroom ...
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Dailey. Garratt v. Dailey. Ruth Garratt, Appellant, v. Brian Dailey, a Minor, by George S. Dailey, his Guardian ad Litem, Respondent. Garratt v. Dailey, 46 Wash. 2d 197, 279 P.2d 1091 ( Wash. 1955) is an American tort law case that illustrates the principle of "intent" for intentional torts. [1] [2] [3]
Olmstead v. L.C., 527 U.S. 581 (1999), is a United States Supreme Court case regarding discrimination against people with intellectual disabilities. The Supreme Court held that under the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals with intellectual disabilities have the right to live in the community rather than in institutions if, in the words of the opinion of the Court, "the State's ...
Auton (Guardian ad litem of) v British Columbia (AG), [2004] 3 S.C.R. 657, 2004 SCC 78 is a leading decision of the Supreme Court of Canada wherein the Court ruled that government funding for non-core medically necessary treatments is not protected under section 15 (1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms .