Sec. 13.56.010. Agreements authorized.
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Sec. 13.56.010. Agreements authorized.
(a)Except as provided in
(b)and
(c)of this section, an adult may enter into a supported decision-making agreement. A supported decision-making agreement allows an adult to receive decision-making assistance with the adult's affairs from one or more other adults.
(b)The adult wanting to receive decision-making assistance may not enter into a supported decision-making agreement unless the adult
(1)enters into the agreement voluntarily and without coercion or undue influence; and
(2)understands the nature and effect of the agreement.
(c)An adult may not enter into a supported decision-making agreement under this section if the agreement encroaches on the authority of a guardian or conservator of the adult, unless the guardian or conservator approves in writing the adult entering into the supported decision-making agreement.