It's kind of interesting to a man with only a very mild bit of training in the Law and that only really in the arcane realm of what is known as military law but I find this fascinating.
A diagnosis of neurological disease does not, by itself, render a person legally incompetent. However, once the illness has progressed to the point that the person can no longer meet the competence standard, it’s too late to get their affairs in order. Even if an ill person meets the competence standard, records of a dementia diagnosis may later be used to challenge the judgment of the attorney who made the capacity determination and thereby invalidate the documents.
In sum, an attorney can only permit legally competent clients to sign wills and other documents. For clients who lack the capacity, signatures are impermissible, and any resulting documents may later be voided by a court.
You know in the Federal Government, nothing is official until the President signs the document. If unsigned it has no effect. If Vetoed it is returned to sender and requires a 2/3s vote to pass over the objection of the President.
With that said, just how many of the Bills signed by the current idiot have true legal weight?
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That is a topic that is probably best discussed over a couple adult beverages.
Zero, not that any of the other dementia patients will care....
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