Wills
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Duress is when someone does not enter into the agreement or execute a Will voluntarily, but only because they were forced to. This can be due to intimidation, threats or other extreme pressure tactics. (from the Public Legal Education Association of Saskatchewan (PLEA)Â website)
A person lacks capacity if they cannot:
- understand information relevant to making a decision
- appreciate the reasonably foreseeable consequences of making, or not making, a decision
A lack of capacity may arise for a host of reasons including, but not limited to, intellectual disability, mental illness, dementia, brain injury and addictions.