14 — North Shore News — Wednesday, August 9, 2000

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Act beeame law, allowing
you To appoint someone as
your representative to look
after both vour financial
concerns as Well as vour per-
sonal and health-care deci-
sions.

The new Representation
Agreement Act is intended

to create a simple way of
protecting mentally inva-
pable people from misuse of
legal authori. But many
fawvers are concerned that it
actually makes representa:
tion agreements too difficult
and expensive to prepare.
For example, representatives
ean be liable for having to
determine whether the adult

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is capable of making a repre-
sentation agreement.
Amendments are still being
made to the new legislation,
however, and it’s hoped that
the bugs will be worked out
soon,

Unit Sepe. 5, 2001, vou
can still prepare an enduring
power of attorney, which
will continue to be valid and

effecuve afterward. But after
Sept. 5, 2001. voull have to
make a representation agree-
ment.

Many lawvers therefore
recommend that if you want
to appoint someone to look
after your legal and financial
affairs in the event you
become incapable, you make
an enduring power of attor-

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