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2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XLIV - Guardians and Conservators
Title 464-D - Supported Decision-Making
Section 464-D:3 - Presumption of Capacity.
Universal Citation: NH Rev Stat § 464-D:3 (2021)
464-D:3 Presumption of Capacity. –
I. All adults are presumed to be capable of managing their affairs and to have legal capacity.
II. The manner in which an adult communicates with others is not grounds for a determination that the adult is incapable of managing the adult's affairs.
III. Execution of a supported decision-making agreement may not be used as evidence of incapacity in any proceeding.
IV. The execution of a supported decision-making agreement does not preclude the adult who has entered into such an agreement from acting independently of the agreement.
I. All adults are presumed to be capable of managing their affairs and to have legal capacity.
II. The manner in which an adult communicates with others is not grounds for a determination that the adult is incapable of managing the adult's affairs.
III. Execution of a supported decision-making agreement may not be used as evidence of incapacity in any proceeding.
IV. The execution of a supported decision-making agreement does not preclude the adult who has entered into such an agreement from acting independently of the agreement.
Source. 2021, 206:2, Pt. VI, Sec. 15, eff. Oct. 9, 2021.
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