mentally capable

Being mentally capable means being able to make decisions for yourself about things like your:

• personal care, such as bathing and getting dressed
• health care and medical treatment
• property

A person needs to be mentally capable to make:

• a Power of Attorney for Property
• a Power of Attorney for Personal Care
• a will

The rules about being mentally capable are different depending on the kind of decision or the kind of legal document they want to make.