When should you have a power of attorney?
If you want someone to be able to sign documents on your behalf relating to real estate then a Power of Attorney will be essential. An enduring Power of Attorney can be useful if you become unable to look after yourself at some stage in the future.
What is a continuing power of attorney in Ontario?
An enduring or continuing power of attorney is a legal document that lets your attorney continue acting for you if you become mentally incapable of managing your finances and property. It can also give your attorney authority over all or some of your finances and property.
When is a parent not a personal representative?
However, the Privacy Rule specifies three circumstances in which the parent is not the “personal representative” with respect to certain health information about his or her minor child.
Can a parent retain a child advocate attorney?
In criminal cases brought in juvenile court, parents can retain a private attorney to represent the minor, or the court will appoint a child advocate attorney because juveniles are entitled to legal representation in these matters.
Who are the personal representatives of an estate?
A person with legal authority to act on behalf of the decedent or the estate (not restricted to persons with authority to make health care decisions) Examples:Executor or administrator of the estate. Next of kin or other family member (if relevant law provides authority) Parents and Unemancipated Minors.
When does the privacy rule apply to a personal representative?
1 Note that the Privacy Rule does not apply to the health information of an individual who has been deceased for more than 50 years; thus, a personal representative need not authorize disclosures of the decedent’s health information nor does a personal representative have rights under the Privacy Rule with respect to such information.
However, the Privacy Rule specifies three circumstances in which the parent is not the “personal representative” with respect to certain health information about his or her minor child.
A person with legal authority to act on behalf of the decedent or the estate (not restricted to persons with authority to make health care decisions) Examples:Executor or administrator of the estate. Next of kin or other family member (if relevant law provides authority) Parents and Unemancipated Minors.
1 Note that the Privacy Rule does not apply to the health information of an individual who has been deceased for more than 50 years; thus, a personal representative need not authorize disclosures of the decedent’s health information nor does a personal representative have rights under the Privacy Rule with respect to such information.
When to designate someone as a personal representative?
Personal Representatives. The Department recognizes that there may be times when individuals are legally or otherwise incapable of exercising their rights, or simply choose to designate another to act on their behalf with respect to these rights. Under the Rule, a person authorized (under State or other applicable law, e.g.,…