Seniors experiencing a loss of autonomy
What is tutorship?
Tutorship is a legal tool that allows you to take care of an incapacitated person or help them make decisions. Here's what you need to know about tutorship (also known as "tutorship to a person of full age").
A tool to protect the well-being of an incapacitated person and/or manage their property
Tutorship may be necessary to protect a person's well-being or manage their property. It can also be used for both. A court appoints the tutor.
A tool that can be adapted to the person’s needs
Tutorship can be adapted to reflect the person's degree of incapacity. This means that, to respect the incapacitated person's autonomy as much as possible, the court can allow the person to continue to make certain decisions or carry out specific tasks on their own.
The tutorship must be reassessed periodically. This is done to ensure that it still reflects the degree of incapacity of the person being assisted.
How can you know if a person is under tutorship?
The Curateur public (public curator) has established a registry that makes it possible to find out if a person is under tutorship and, if so, the identity of the tutor. This lets you know who is legally authorized to make decisions for the person in question. To consult the registry, you'll need to have the person's name and date of birth.
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