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  2. Competence (law) - Wikipedia

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    In United States and Canadian law [citation needed], competence concerns the mental capacity of an individual to participate in legal proceedings or transactions, and the mental condition a person must have to be responsible for his or her decisions or acts. Competence is an attribute that is decision-specific.

  3. Mental Capacity Act 2005 - Wikipedia

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    The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c. 9) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom applying to England and Wales. [3] Its primary purpose is to provide a legal framework for acting and making decisions on behalf of adults who lack the capacity to make particular decisions for themselves.

  4. Mental capacity in England and Wales - Wikipedia

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    A mental capacity assessment should take place when there is an impairment of, or disturbance in the functioning of a person's mind or brain and a decision that needs to be made. The mental capacity assessment checks whether a person can:- Understand the information they are given; Retain that information for long enough to make a decision;

  5. Capacity (law) - Wikipedia

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    Under Singapore's Mental Capacity Act 2008, "a person lacks capacity in relation to a matter if at the material time the person is unable to make a decision for himself or herself in relation to the matter because of an impairment of, or a disturbance in the functioning of, the mind or brain". [10]

  6. Competency evaluation (law) - Wikipedia

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    Competency to stand trial is generally determined via a pretrial evaluation of the defendant's overall mental status and mental state at the time of the examination. While CST is typically raised as a pretrial matter, a CST evaluation may be requested by the judge or either attorney at any point if a bona fide doubt is raised.

  7. Newsom signs mental health bill expanding definition for ...

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    The new law, authored by Susan Eggman (D-Stockton), updates the definition for conservatorship to include people who are unable to provide for their personal safety or medical care due to severe ...

  8. Testamentary capacity - Wikipedia

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    In the common law tradition, testamentary capacity is the legal term of art used to describe a person's legal and mental ability to make or alter a valid will. This concept has also been called sound mind and memory or disposing mind and memory .

  9. Age, mental capacity dominates presidential campaign trail ...

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    The mental ability and age of the United States' presidential candidates took center stage on the campaign trail on Saturday, following a report that suggested President Joe Biden was suffering ...