(a) In the application of this chapter, a decision that a principal is incapable of managing the principal’s affairs may not be based on the manner in which the principal communicates with others.
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 13.56.150

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) An adult who enters into a supported decision-making agreement may act without the decision-making assistance of the supporter.
(c) A person may not use the execution of a supported decision-making agreement as evidence that the principal does not have capacity.
(d) In this chapter, a principal is considered to have capacity even if the capacity is achieved by the principal receiving decision-making assistance.
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