https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/16pubsd/elderly_father_was_convinced_to_sign_over_the/

  • Zuzak [fae/faer, she/her]
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    1 year ago

    Jail? For what crime? The contract might not hold up, but there's no way you go to jail for signing an agreement with someone with memory loss.

      • Zuzak [fae/faer, she/her]
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        1 year ago

        Seems like it'd be hard to prove knowledge and intent, at least, especially since the post describes him as lucid, just with memory problems.

          • Zuzak [fae/faer, she/her]
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            1 year ago

            The question is, to what extent do you have to verify someone's cognitive ability before signing a contract with them? Obviously there's a line somewhere but it just seems difficult to me to refute a defense of, "They seemed competent enough to me and I didn't know their medical history."