A pre-recorded streaming AUDIO replay of one session from the September 2020 webcast seminar, 29th Annual Advanced Elder Law Update.
Cosponsored with the Virginia Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (VAELA)
Mental capacity, that is, sufficient decision-making or cognitive capacity, is a fundamental factor in the practice of Elder Law that you are likely to run into nearly every single day. Determination of capacity is tricky. Who makes the determination? What is the doctor’s role? The lawyer’s? What are some of tools we can apply, and when is it beyond the scope of our skills to do so? What is my responsibility to a client whose mental status is in decline? This session provides answers to many of these questions and provide everything from the most basic principles related to mental capacity, to thoughts on some of the most complex situations we are likely to face as Elder Law attorneys.