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High Court declares that the respondent, a single gentleman in his fifties with a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder, lacks the capacity to make decisions regarding his health, personal welfare, and property and affairs, even with the assistance of a co-decision-maker; and the respondent, previously under the care of the General Solicitor as committee of his person and estate since 2007, will now be discharged from wardship and his affairs managed with the assistance of his decision-making representative.
Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act 2015 - wardship - schizoaffective disorder - decision-making capacity - healthcare - personal welfare - property and finances - decision-making representative (DMR) - discharge from wardship - Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 - privacy protection - Decision Support Service (DSS) - capacity review.
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