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Does your legal system provide for lasting powers of attorney in the event that a person loses his legal capacity as a result of an accident or illness and would like to appoint a trusted person as a guardian?
Does your legal system provide for an advance decision on medical treatment for persons who, as a result of an accident or illness, are no longer able to express their wishes with regard to undergoing or refusing medical treatment?
Does your legal system allow a trusted person to be proposed in advance as a custodian in the event of subsequent incapacity?
Which authority has international, territorial and substantive jurisdiction to appoint an official administrator?
Are there usually several guardians to deal with different areas of life (custody rights, property administration)?
What formal and material restrictions is the legal guardian subject to? In particular, are they subject to control? Is there a requirement for authorization from the court or authority for certain legal acts?
What substantive law is applicable to
a) lasting powers of attorney;
b) advance decisions;
c) powers of attorney to avoid the appointment of a guardian by a court;
under the conflict of laws and rules in force?