Sometimes people going through divorce lack decision-making capacity. At times, the lack of decision-making capacity is the cause of the divorce. Other times, the incapacity occurred long before or ...

There is often confusion regarding mental capacity in the legal context. This is true not only for families but even for experienced legal professionals. Additionally, litigating issues of mental ...

When a party petitions a court in New York for the appointment of a guardian of an alleged incapacitated person (AIP), Article 81 requires the court to appoint a court evaluator, typically from a list ...

A recent report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (2019), reviewed the statutes of 50 states and the District of Columbia governing treatment decisions for incapacitated ...

In the Matter of the Application of Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Petitioner, For the Appointment of a Guardian for Jesus Rivera, An Alleged Incapacitated Person.