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Patients property act 2024 BCSC 454

Cameron (Re)

The court passed a committee’s 2023 accounts under the Patients Property Act, reduced several claimed expenses, denied an emergency fund, and fixed compensation at a lower amount.

  • Passing of accounts
  • Committee compensation
  • Budget for estate draws
  • Allocation of expenses
  • Caregiver expenses
  • Pre-taking of compensation
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Capacity law 2023 BCSC 1068

Cho (Re)

The court appointed Natalie Nobert as Hyun Re Cho’s permanent committee of person and estate, dismissed a contempt application, and ordered estate-paid indemnity costs.

  • Appointment of committee
  • Contempt for non‑compliance
  • Medication administration
  • Costs recovery from estate
  • Committeeship
  • Capacity-law
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Capacity law 2020 BCSC 1718

Schultz (Re)

The court declared Brigette Ursula Schultz incapable of managing her person and affairs, appointed Ryan Boudreault as committee, imposed conditions, and awarded special costs from the estate.

  • Declaration of incapacity
  • Appointment of committee
  • Power of attorney
  • Limitations on committee powers
  • Best interests analysis
  • Costs orders
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Guardianship and committeeship 2020 BCSC 254

McCoy (Re)

The court declared Brian Edward McCoy incapable of managing himself or his affairs and appointed Maryanne Csizmazia as committee of his person and estate, subject to protective conditions.

  • Declaration of incapacity
  • Appointment of committee of person and estate
  • Best interests of incapacitated adult
  • Security for estate management
  • Role of public guardian and trustee
  • Common-law spousal recognition (contested)
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Guardianship and committeeship 2019 BCSC 676

Davenport v. Forliti

The court dismissed cross-applications to vary a committeeship order for a disabled adult son, finding no material change in circumstances and leaving the Final Order in place.

  • Committeeship terms
  • Variation of orders
  • Parens patriae jurisdiction
  • Material change of circumstances
  • Care and funding for disabled adult
  • Enforcement and compliance
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Guardianship and committeeship 2009 BCSC 327

Bell v. Hagger

The court refused to increase a father’s access to his severely disabled adult son, declined to bar the father’s use of facilitated communication, and imposed a leave requirement for future applications.

  • Variation of final access order
  • Facilitated communication
  • Material change in circumstances
  • Section 18 leave requirement
  • Double‑blind assessment
  • Facilitated-communication
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