Tutorship and Curatorship: how to offer protection for incapacitated persons and takes their wishes and preferences into account.

Who can apply for the homologation of a protection mandate?
Who can apply for the homologation of a protection mandate?

Who can apply for the homologation of a protection mandate?

Who Can Apply for the Homologation of a Protection Mandate in Quebec? When a loved one becomes incapable of making decisions because of Alzheimer's disease, dementia, mental illness, an accident,…

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Someone is draining my mother’s bank account—what can I do?
Someone is draining my mother's bank account—what can I do?

Someone is draining my mother’s bank account—what can I do?

Someone Is Draining My Mother's Bank Account—What Can I Do? Discovering that someone is draining your mother's bank account can be alarming and emotionally overwhelming. Whether the money is disappearing…

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My brother is taking advantage of my elderly father. What should I do?
My brother is taking advantage of my elderly father. What should I do?

My brother is taking advantage of my elderly father. What should I do?

My Brother Is Taking Advantage of My Elderly Father. What Should I Do? When an elderly parent begins transferring money, changing a Will, signing powers of attorney, or relying heavily…

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Protection mandate homologation, defamation and a social worker
Protection mandate homologation, defamation and a social worker

Protection mandate homologation, defamation and a social worker

Protection Mandate Homologation, Defamation and a Social Worker Understanding the Role of a Social Worker During Protection Mandate Homologation In Québec, the homologation of a protection mandate is an important…

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Protection mandate: What happens if the mandatary dies?
Protection mandate: What happens if the mandatary dies?

Protection mandate: What happens if the mandatary dies?

Protection mandate: What happens if the mandatary dies? Protection mandate: What happens if the mandatary dies? Under Québec law, a protection mandate (mandat de protection) allows a person (the mandator)…

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