If you are unable to make certain decisions even with someone else’s support, the court may appoint a decision-making representative to you. The decision-making representative is appointed to make certain decisions on your behalf, taking your wishes into account.
If possible, the court will appoint someone you know and trust as your decision-making representative. But if there is no one willing or able to act on your behalf, the court may appoint someone from our panel of independent decision-making representatives.
The decision-making representative can only make the decisions written down in the court order. They must consider your wishes at all times during the decision-making process. If the decision-making representative is from our panel, they will be paid for their work. This payment may be taken from your estate (property).
The court can appoint more than one person to act as a decision-making representative. The court decides whether the decision-making representatives must make decisions together or individually.
The court keeps under review the decisions included in a decision-making representation order.
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