Slater v. Slater’s Empirical Analysis
1988
Citation profile
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cited by 1 later decisions
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states following
November 1988
most recently cited
1 state decisions
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“... if the court finds that the capacity of the respondent to receive and evaluate information or to communicate decisions is impaired to such an extent as to render him incapable of meeting some or all of his essential requirements for food, clothing, shelter, safety or other care so that serious physical injury, illness, or disease is likely to occur, or that the ability of the respondent to receive and evaluate information or to communicate decisions is impaired to such an extent so as to render him unable to manage some or all of his financial resources, it shall make and recite in its order detailed findings of fact stating: (1) The extent of his physical and mental incapacity to care for his person; (2) The extent of his physical and mental disability to manage his financial resources; (3) Whether or not he requires placement in a supervised living situation and, if so, the degree of supervision needed; (4) Whether or not his financial resources require supervision and, if so, the nature and extent of supervision needed.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The Court further finds that the extent of physical and mental incapacity to care for her person requires supervision for her physical care and safety; and at this time the respondent is residing in her home; and the extent of her physical and mental disability to manage her financial resources is that she is unable to handle business or personal relations in her current mental state. IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Maude M. Salter is hereby declared to be an incapacitated/disabled person incapable of receiving and evaluating information and communicating decisions and is impaired to such an extent to render her incapable of meeting all of the essential requirements for food, clothing, shelter, safety or other care so that serious physical injury, illness or disease is likely to occur and/or that the respondent is unable to manage her financial resources....”
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