Vassago
Former Staff Turned AWF Retiree
- Local time
- Today, 16:09
- Joined
- Dec 26, 2002
- Messages
- 4,748
You might want to check this even for heterosexual marriages in your own jurisdiction. Many people quite reasonably assume their spouse has this right if something happens to them.
However a relative found out the hard way that he actually had no rights to make decisions about his wife's health once she was declared incapable of making her own decisions.
What is required for this in Australia is an Enduring Guardianship agreement even between married couples. Otherwise the State has control of the decisions.
Note this is separate from Enduring Power of Attorney which covers financial decisions.
True, but in situations where the spouse is granted the ability to make these decisions, they should have the right.
