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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*Competency | *Competency is a legal term that 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 | ||
**A court or judge determines competence | **A court or judge determines competence | ||
**Typically including guardianship and conservatorship hearings | **Typically including guardianship and conservatorship hearings | ||
*Incompetence - lack of ability to understand either health care or financial management decisions | *Incompetence - lack of ability to understand either health care or financial management decisions | ||
==Also See== | ==Also See== | ||
Revision as of 11:18, 5 July 2015
Background
- Competency is a legal term that 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
- A court or judge determines competence
- Typically including guardianship and conservatorship hearings
- Incompetence - lack of ability to understand either health care or financial management decisions