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The MCA states an individual is unable to make their own decision, if they are unable to do at least one of four things: Understand information given to them. Retain that information long enough to be able to make the decision. Weigh up the information available to make the decision. Communicate their decision. [8]
In the United States, federal case law dictates the privileges permissible and prohibited in federal trials, [2] while state case law governs their scope in state courts. A common rule for both the communications privilege and the testimonial privilege is that, "absent a lawful marriage, civil union, or domestic partnership, there is no privilege."
The person to whom the communication was made: is a member of the bar of a court, or a subordinate of such a member, and; in connection with this communication, is acting as an attorney; and; The communication was for the purpose of securing legal advice. [7] There are a number of exceptions to the privilege in most jurisdictions, chief among them:
QUESTION: My father-in-law died last year. Are we obligated to maintain a relationship with his wife (my husband’s stepmother)?
In United States and Canadian law [citation needed], competence concerns the mental capacity of an individual to participate in legal proceedings or transactions, and the mental condition a person must have to be responsible for his or her decisions or acts. Competence is an attribute that is decision-specific.
[8] The metaphor of the "legal bond", also translated as "legal shackle" or "legal chain", remains fundamental to the law of obligations. [9] In common law jurisdictions, to create a contractual relationship, three elements are necessary: offer and acceptance, consideration and the intention to create legal relations. Because of this third ...
Marriage law is the body of legal specifications and requirements and other laws that regulate the initiation, continuation, and validity of marriages, an aspect of family law, that determine the validity of a marriage, and which vary considerably among countries in terms of what can and cannot be legally recognized by the state.
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