Does a Power of Attorney need a greater capacity than that required to manage property?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Palichuk v. Palichuk, 2021 ONSC 7393 (CanLII):

The granting a power of attorney for property “requires a lesser level of capacity than that required to manage property”: Covello v. Sturino, [2007] O.J. No. 2306, at para. 20.

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