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Category: Testamentary Capacity

Testamentary Capacity Assessments: A Guide for Practitioners

What is a Testamentary Mental Capacity Assessment? Health and social care professionals undertake a range of mental capacity assessments.  One that you may not have encountered quite as often as others is a testamentary capacity assessment.  Quite simply, testamentary is related to a will or testament; a testamentary mental capacity assessment therefore is a determination […]

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An Introduction to Testamentary Capacity

Testamentary capacity is a legal term that refers to a person’s ability to make a valid will. In order for a will to be legally binding, the person making the will, also known as the testator, must have testamentary capacity at the time of creating the will. Testamentary capacity is an important legal concept because […]

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Mental Capacity Assessments and Reports

What mental capacity assessments and reports do we offer? Neil and Gary are very experienced in all things mental capacity; both have been completing mental capacity assessments for over ten years.  Mental capacity assessments are undertaken by health and social care professionals on a daily basis, most are relatively straight forward and form part of […]

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Testamentary Capacity Assessments: A Guide for Practitioners

If you have arrived here whilst looking for a reliable company to complete a testamentary mental capacity assessment, then Google has directed you to the wrong page… but the right company!  Please visit out testamentary capacity page or email hello@simplysocialwork.co.uk for further details.  Health and social care professionals will be familiar with mental capacity […]

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Testamentary Mental Capacity Assessments

Is the test in the Mental Capacity Act the correct test of capacity when a person creates a will? An interesting judgement was published this week, the ongoing case of Clitheroe v Bond.  It was particularly interesting for the lengths that Mrs Justice Faulke went, to clarify the correct test to use when assessing a […]

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