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Guardianship is a legal court order which gives an individual (the guardian) the legal authority and responsibility to make or assist in making decisions about (non-financial) personal matters on...
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June 1, 2010
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When an authorized decision-maker is not doing their job properly, the Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act (AGTA) provides protective measures. This brochure explains how to make a complaint...
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June 1, 2010
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Capacity is assessed to provide the Court with information to help determine whether or not a co-decision maker, guardian, or trustee should be appointed for an adult. Learn about how this works,...
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June 1, 2010
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Options available to support adults who need assistance making personal and/or financial decisions include: supported decision-making, co-decision-making, specific decision-making, guardianship...
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June 1, 2010
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Supported decision-making gives someone authority to access your personal information and help you make and communicate your decisions. This is for adults who have the capacity to make their own...
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January 1, 2010
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This handbook is meant to help immigrants and refugees who are the victims of crime, as well as those who seek to assist them. Because of language and cultural barriers, immigrant and refugee...
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March 1, 2009
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This information sheet summarizes information about child abuse and the children exposed to family violence. It discusses: how abuse, neglect and exposure to violence affect children; the...
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March 1, 2009
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This information sheet summarizes information about family violence and Alberta's Protection Against Family Violence Act.
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Views: 589
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March 1, 2009
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This information sheet summarizes information about abused women in intimate relationships. It presents: abuse as a pattern of controlling behaviour, types of abuse tactics, and the nine things...
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Views: 540
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March 1, 2009
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This information sheet summarizes information about men abused by women. It presents: abuse as a pattern of controlling behaviour in intimate relationship, abuse tactics, and the ten things men...