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Værgemålsloven (Danish Guardianship Act)

Author
The Danish Parliament
WHO MiNDbank Collection
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Resource Type
Capacity related legislation
Country/Region
Denmark
Date Published
20 August 2007
Document Type
Legislation/regulation
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§ 5 Guardianship may be initiated because the person suffers from mental illness, including severe dementia, or impaired mental development or other seriously impaired health and therefore are unable to carry out its affairs.

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