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The High Court has discharged a young man from wardship and appointed an independent decision-making representative (DMR) from the Decision Support Service (DSS) panel to manage both his personal welfare and property affairs. The court acknowledged the young man's preference for his estranged parents to act jointly as DMRs but found it unfeasible due to their differing views and inability to reach consensus. The decision aims to avoid exacerbating discord between the parents and to ensure the young man's best interests are served without parental conflict. The court declared the young man lacks capacity in personal welfare and property affairs decisions, even with the assistance of a co-decision maker, and ordered a review of his capacity by the Circuit Court within one year.
Wardship discharge, decision-making representative (DMR), Decision Support Service (DSS), personal welfare, property affairs, capacity assessment, Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act 2015, inherent jurisdiction, guardian ad litem, estranged parents, consensus, independent DMR appointment, capacity review, Circuit Court.
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