Sec. 13.56.150. Capability and capacity.

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(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.

(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.