The Public Legal Education and Information Service of New Brunswick (PLEIS-NB) is pleased announce a new series of three booklets on Planning Ahead explaining enduring powers of attorney and heath care directives.
The Enduring Powers of Attorney guide provides information about creating powers of attorney in preparation of a possible loss of the ability to make decisions. The Enduring Power of Attorney in New Brunswick is governed by the Enduring Powers of Attorney Act which was enacted on July 1, 2020.
To accompany these publications, PLEIS-NB has created two optional forms for the New Brunswick Enduring Powers of Attorney Act. Namely the F-1. Enduring Power of Attorney for Personal Care – Forms – English and the Capacity Assessment Report. The Enduring Power of Attorney for Personal Care form is for making an enduring power of attorney for personal care. The Capacity form can be used to record the results of a capacity assessment that is conducted in accordance with the Act. It is used in situations when a grantor’s capacity is being assessed to determine whether their attorney(s) may exercise authority. It is important to read the guide to understand the forms.
The Enduring Powers of Attorney: Being an Attorney guide provides information about the role of the attorney appointed in an enduring power of attorney. In it PLEIS-NB has provided three optional forms for the Enduring Powers of Attorney Act in New Brunswick:
- a Record-Keeping Form: Attorney for Property which can be used by the attorney for property to keep records in accordance of the Act,
- a Record-Keeping Form: Attorney for Personal Care which can be used by the attorney for personal care to keep records in accordance with the Act, and
- a Capacity Assessment Report to record the results of a capacity assessment in accordance with the Act.
Finally, the Health Care Directives guide provides information about giving instructions for future health care decisions. Health care directives are also governed by the Enduring Powers of Attorney Act. This publication also includes an optional form, the Health Care Directive form for making a health care directive in accordance with the Act.
You can order PLEIS-NB publications here.