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A court’s authority to make certain orders or decisions is not always founded in legislation or established case law. In the right circumstances, the court may find its authority from its inherent jurisdiction to do certain things, such as preventing abuse of process, controlling procedure, or protecting vulnerable parties. One such example is the parens patriae jurisdiction, which is founded on necessity and the need to act for the protection of those….

Section 6 of the Ontario Substitute Decisions Act (SDA) sets out: “A person is incapable of managing property if the person is not able to understand information that is relevant to making a decision in the management of his or her property, or is not able to appreciate the reasonably foreseeable consequences of a decision or lack of decision.” In F.L. v. Oliver, 2024 ONSC 478 the Ontario Superior Court….