Role of the Guardianship and Administration Tribunal as part of a Will
June 23, 2008 – 3:35 pmThe Tribunal’s main task is to determine whether or not a person with impaired decision-making capacity needs a guardian or administrator and, if necessary, to make an appointment order. The Tribunal’s other powers include giving directions and advice to guardians and administrators, monitoring, reviewing and amending orders, and ratifying and approving decisions by informal decision makers. Informal decision makers are people who have not been formally appointed by the Tribunal as a person’s guardian or administrator. A president, who is a lawyer, and one or more deputy presidents head the Tribunal. There are approximately twenty tribunal members, all either lawyers and/or people with extensive professional or personal experience dealing with people who have impaired decision-making capacity.
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Hello!
I have a question!My partner and I have known one another for 8 years, 3 of the eight years we have been living together. He has two sons in their mid 30s, who have wiped their hands from their father (haven’t spoken to him since the marriage split up) because of the break up of the marriage… We have recently completed the settlement arrangements from the court, which gives them both a house each. She (freehold) him & I.. still paying mortgage off his house because used his house as equity.. agreement in the settlement… that is fine..
However! He would like to change his Will making me the sole beneficiary of his whole estate.
He would like to leave his two sons out of the Will. Can they come back and contest the Will because they were left out… I have my salary going into my partners bank account to help pay for the mortgage on the house we are in for the past 3 three year…He is yet to divorce his wife… waiting for settlement to come through… please help in steering us in the right direction.
By Ms Keita Hunia on Jun 23, 2009