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elderly incompetency

What is the criteria a doctor uses to declare an elderly person incompetent?

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Posted on / Nov. 27, 2007 16:41:00

Re: elderly incompetency

A doctor does not declare an elderly person incompetent, only a court can do that. The doctor can only offer an opinion based on examination and treatment.

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