Decision-making responsibility is the right to make important decisions about how to care for and raise a child. It includes the right to make decisions about the child's health, education, religion, and important extra-curricular activities. Decision-making responsibility used to be called custody.
The parents can agree to or the court...
Parenting time is the time that a child spends in the care of a parent. All parents usually have parenting time. And a person who stands in the place of a parent, such as a step-parent, may also get it. Parenting time used to be called access.
Parenting time can be on a strict schedule, such as every other weekend, or on a flexible schedule....
The term spouse has different meanings depending on the area of law. In estates law, which deals with wills and Powers of Attorney, someone is your spouse if:
The definition of spouse is different in...
A Guardian of the Person is someone a court appoints to make personal decisions for you if you're not mentally capable of making them. Their role is to make the decisions you would make for yourself. If the Guardian does not know what you would want, they must make decisions based on what they believe is best for you.
A Guardian of Property is someone who a court or the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee appoints to manage your money and property. This might happen if you're not mentally capable of doing this. Or, if the attorney you named in your Power of Attorney for Property is not looking after your money and property properly.
A Power of Attorney for Personal Care is a legal document that lets you name someone to make decisions for you if you become mentally incapable. It's sometimes called a "personal power of attorney".
You're called the grantor. The person you name is called your attorney.
Your attorney can make:
A capacity assessor is someone who has special training and has been approved by the government to decide if people are mentally incapable. This can be a doctor, nurse, psychologist, occupational therapist, or social worker. They assess a person's mental capacity and decide if the person is able to make decisions about their property,...
Extrajudicial Sanctions (EJSs) are a type of youth diversion.
Diversion is when criminal charges are taken out of the court and dealt with in a more informal way. That means dealing with your charges without having a trial or pleading guilty. If you accept EJS, your court case is put on hold while you:
Extrajudicial Measures (EJMs) are a type of youth diversion.
Diversion is when criminal charges are taken out of the court and dealt with in a more informal way. That means dealing with your charges without having a trial or pleading guilty. If you accept EJM, your court case is put on hold while you:
You're an involuntary patient if your doctor signs a "certificate of involuntary admission". This can only happen after your doctor: