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Decisional Capacity-the Lawyer’s Role & Its Importance March 2, 2016 Low Murchison Radnoff LLP Estates and Succession Group Presented by Kimberly A. Whaley & Lionel Tupman
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! Introduction ! Societal Context ! Overview of Decisional Capacity ! Rules of Professional Conduct ! When Lawyers Must Assess Capacity ! Red Flags/Best Practices/Guidelines ! Conclusion/Questions
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Agenda
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! Rapidly aging population ! As the older adult lives longer, there is increased
propensity to develop physical and cognitive impairments that make them vulnerable and more susceptible to abuse, including in the nature of financial exploitation through rights obtained through marriage or cohabitation as a spouse
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Societal Context
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Societal Context
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million 11 SENIORS
BY 2036 +65 15%
POPULATION
AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY
86 89 Another reported case of
ALZHEIMER’S SECONDS 69 EVERY
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Societal Context
20% DEMENTIA AFFECTS
1 in 11 >65 CURRENTLY HAS ALZHEIMER’S
OR RELATED DEMENTIA
>80 40+% >90
Alzheimer’s is the 6th leading cause of death (in US) with NO CURE worldwide
years old
years old
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! Capacity issues and proceedings are complex, giving rise to medical and legal considerations.
! Medical issues affecting cognition/decisional capacity include: Alzheimer’s disease, dementia in varying degrees, delusional disorders, schizophrenia, alcohol and drug abuse, addiction, normal aging etc.
! Various capacity “tests” per se (colloquial), factors, criteria or indicators
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Capacity
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! No single legal definition for “capacity” ! Capacity for what? To do what? ! Certain factors are to be considered in an assessment
of requisite mental capacity to make a certain decision/undertake a certain task at a particular time
! Capacity is decision, time and situation-specific ! Capacity may fluctuate
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Capacity in General
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! Capacity to grant a CPOAP vs. capacity to grant a POAPC
! Capacity to execute a Will vs. capacity to marry or make an inter vivos gift etc.
! Each decision has its own specific capacity criteria/factors/considerations
! But it is not a “TEST”
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Capacity is Decision-Specific
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! Legal capacity can fluctuate over time ! The law provides for good days vs.
bad days ! Experts’ opinions vary ! Any expert capacity assessment, or
examination of capacity, must state date and time
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Capacity is Time-Specific
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! Under different circumstances a person may have differing capacity
! At home vs. in doctor’s office ! During stressful situation
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Capacity is Situation-Specific
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! Ability to understand all of the information that is relevant to the decision being made and possible implications of the decision in question
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Capacity in General
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Capacity Assessments
Decision-specific
Based on medical and legal factors
Less than perfect science
Retrospective assessments in contentious estate litigation, could be comprehensive and compelling evidence where medical records exist
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! Certain capacity decisions are governed by legislation such as the Substitute Decisions Act (“SDA”)
! Others have developed over time through precedent, court cases/common law
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Legislation vs. Common Law
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! Serious ramifications of a finding of incapacity on a person’s autonomy and ability to make future decisions
! Loss of liberty, loss of freedom to make decisions affecting oneself
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Autonomy vs. Protection
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RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Guidance for Dealing with Clients with Diminished Capacity
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Client with Diminished Capacity
! 3.2-9 Client with Diminished Capacity ! “When a client’s ability to make decisions is impaired
because of minority, mental disability, or for some other reason, the lawyer shall, as far as reasonably possible, maintain a normal lawyer and client relationship.”
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Confidential Information
! Rule 3.3-1 Confidential Information ! A lawyer at all times shall hold in strict confidence all
information concerning the business and affairs of the client acquired in the course of the professional relationship and shall not divulge any such information unless
! a) expressly or impliedly authorized by the client; ! b) required by law or by order of a tribunal of competent
jurisdiction to do so; ! c) required to provide the information to the Law Society;
or ! d) otherwise permitted by rules.
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Withdrawal from Representation
! 3.7-1 Withdrawal from Representation ! A lawyer shall not withdraw from representation of a client
except for good cause and on reasonable notice to the client.
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The Lawyer as Advocate
! 5.1-1 The Lawyer as Advocate ! When acting as an advocate, a lawyer shall represent the
client resolutely and honourably within the limits of the law while treating the tribunal with candour, fairness, courtesy, and respect.
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THE ROLE OF THE LAWYER What You Need to Know
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Drafting Solicitor
! A drafting solicitor must be mindful of the client’s capacity to complete the task at hand
! Lawyer’s duty to assess capacity is particularly significant if the client is elderly, infirm, dependant or if instructions vary substantially from previous documents
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! Wolfman-Stotland v. Stotland 2011 BCCA 175 ! There exists a rebuttable presumption that an adult
client is capable of instructing counsel ! To ascertain incapacity to instruct counsel, involves a
delicate and complex determination requiring careful consideration and analysis relevant to the particular circumstances
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Capacity to Instruct Counsel
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! An excellent article to access on this topic: “Notes on Capacity to Instruct Counsel” by Ed Montigny. In that article, Ed Montigny explains that in order to have capacity to instruct counsel, a client must understand: ! what they have asked the lawyer to do for them and
why ! the information, advice and options the lawyer
presents them, and ! appreciate the advantages, disadvantages and
potential consequences of the options
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Capacity to Instruct Counsel
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Drafting Lawyer
Drafting Lawyer is Responsible for Assessing: ! Capacity to Grant/ Revoke CPOA for Property ! Capacity to Grant / Revoke a POA for Personal Care ! Testamentary Capacity ! Capacity to Gift (depending on size and context) ! Although a formal assessment can be obtained
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Capacity to Grant or Revoke POA for Property: (S. 8 SDA) ! Knowledge of property / approximate value ! Awareness of obligations to dependants ! Knowledge that attorney can do anything in respect of
property that grantor could do if capable, except make a will (subject to the conditions)
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Capacity - POAP
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Grant/Revoke POA for Property ! Knowledge that attorney must account ! Knowledge that the grantor may revoke ! Appreciation that the property may decline in value;
and ! Appreciation of that the attorney could misuse the
authority
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Capacity - POAP
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Grant/Revoke POA for Property ! Do not need capacity to manage property to grant/
revoke a POA for property ! Drafting solicitor is responsible for assessing capacity
(although a formal assessment could be requested)
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Capacity - POAP
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Testamentary Capacity (Capacity to Make A Will) Banks v. Goodfellow (1870) L.R. 5 Q.B. 549 a) Ability to understand the nature and effect of making
a will; b) Ability to understand the extent of the property in
question; and c) Ability to understand the claims of the persons who
would normally expect to benefit under a will of the testator
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Testamentary Capacity
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! Be “able to comprehend, of its own initiative and volition, the essential elements of Will making, property, objects, just claims to consideration, revocation of existing dispositions, and the like”
! Capacity at time when instructions given, not necessarily when Will is executed but see case of Parker v. Felgate
! Drafting solicitor assesses testamentary capacity
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Testamentary Capacity
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Testamentary Capacity: Recent Developments ! Laszlo v. Lawton 2013 BCSC 916 ! “non-vitiating” delusions:
! she could communicate telepathically with objects by touching them;
! that characters on television were communicating with her;
! and that unidentified individuals had stolen significant amounts of money
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Testamentary Capacity
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Laszlo v. Lawton cont. ! Delusions were not obviously connected to her
decision to disinherit her husband’s family who, on the evidence, were her previously-named beneficiaries and deserving of her generosity
! Evidence she still possessed cognitive faculties at time Will was executed, despite delusions
! The Court concluded that the deceased lacked testamentary capacity
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Testamentary Capacity
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Testamentary Capacity: Required to Revoke a Will ! As well as to make a:
! codicil ! testamentary designation, and ! Trust (inter vivos trust less clear)
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Testamentary Capacity
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Capacity to Make a Gift: Legal Considerations ! Royal Trust Co. v. Diamant [1953] 3 D.L.R. 102
(B.C.S.C.) ! Similar to capacity to contract a) The ability to understand the nature of the gift; and b) The ability to understand the specific effect of the gift
in the circumstances
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Capacity to Make a Gift
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Capacity to Make a Gift: Legal Considerations ! Nature and Extent ! Evidence/onus for capacity to gift changes if the gift is
significant in value in relation to donor’s assets estate: Testamentary Capacity
! Does not have to be only asset of value, just significant for testamentary capacity to be required
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Capacity to Make a Gift
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GUIDELINES & BEST PRACTICES for Drafting Lawyers
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Red Flags, Guidelines and Best Practices: ! Intellectual impairment, memory problems,
disorientation, poor attention ! Unaware of risks to self and others ! Irrational behavior, reality distortion:
delusions ! Unresponsive and inability to make a
decision ! Cannot easily identify assets or family
members
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Guidelines & Best Practices
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! An individual who comes with client to every meeting? ! Familial circumstances: supported? ! Conflict within family? ! Support network? ! Isolated? ! Reliance on one individual for personal and financial
support?
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Guidelines & Best Practices
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! Made any recent gifts? Significant? ! Medical events or health changes? ! Communication issues – language barriers? ! Client’s opinions tend to vary? ! Any medical opinions? ! Physical impairment?
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Guidelines & Best Practices
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! Physically dependent? ! Vulnerable? ! Ask lots of probing questions ! Take the required time to make enquiries ! Take good notes ! Trust your instincts
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Guidelines & Best Practices
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Most Recent Notable Decisions: ! Gajewski v. Wilkie 2014 ONCA 897 ! Babiuk v. Babiuk 2014 SKQB 320 ! Walman Estate v. Walman 2015 ONSC 185
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Recent Notable Decisions
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Other Tools / Resources and Checklists ! Undue Influence Checklist: http://
whaleyestatelitigation.com/resources/WEL_Undue_Influence_Checklist.pdf
! Capacity Checklist: The Estate Planning Context: http://whaleyestatelitigation.com/resources/WEL_CapacityChecklist_EstatePlanningContext.pdf
! “Between A Rock And A Hard Place: The Complex Role and Duties Of Counsel Appointed Under Section 3 of the Substitute Decisions Act, 1992″ by Kimberly A. Whaley and Ameena Sultan, Advocates Quarterly, November 2012, Volume 40, Number 3: http://whaleyestatelitigation.com/blog/?s=section+3+counsel
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Tools / Checklists
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Other Tools / Resources and Checklists ! “Capacity and the Estate Lawyer: Comparing the
various Standards of Decisional Capacity” (2013) E.T.& P.J. 215-250: http://whaleyestatelitigation.com/blog/?s=ETPJ
! Predatory Marriages: Legal Capacity to Marry and the Estate Plan: http://whaleyestatelitigation.com/blog/2014/06/paper-predatory-marriages-legal-capacity-to-marry-and-the-estate-plan/
! John Poyser, text: “Capacity and Undue Influence” and his article in the E.T. & P.J. Vol. 30 (2014)“Are Lawyers Being Fooled on Undue Influence?”
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Tools / Checklists
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QUESTIONS?
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