Jacob Kaufman

When a dispute arises inside a blended family over who will make substitute decisions for in incapable person, the court may have to step in. In Corewyn v McCulloch, 2015 ONSC 6039, Justice Sweeny appointed the incapable person’s daughter as her guardian, despite the existence of a valid power of attorney and the absence of any misconduct on the attorney’s part. Bill and Ena had been married for over thirty….