Guardianship in the News
In the latest development in the protracted litigation between the heiress to a cosmetics fortune and her daughter, a French Court this week granted guardianship applications brought by her daughter and grandchildren. The Court made findings that the mother was not capable of managing her own property or making personal care decisions.
In Ontario, guardianship disputes are governed by the Substitute Decisions Act (“SDA”). Under section 3 of the SDA, when the capacity of a person is in dispute, counsel may be ordered to be appointed by the Public Guardian and Trustee and the alleged incapable person will be deemed to have capacity to instruct counsel.
To read more about the history of the proceeding referred to at the outset of this blog, I suggest Forbes magazine’s article.
Thanks for reading,
Saman Jaffery
