What Happens If My Donee(s) Ill-treat Me?
Published on 6th May, 2018 by Benjamin Li Yong Le
A donee is considered to have ill-treated a Donor if the Donee subjects the Donor to physical or sexual abuse.
A donee is considered to have ill-treated a Donor if the Donee:-
subjects the Donor to physical or sexual abuse;
wilfully or unreasonably does, or causes the Donor to do, any act which endangers or is likely to endanger the safety of the Donor or which causes or is likely to cause the Donor —
- any unnecessary physical pain, suffering or injury;
- any emotional injury; or
- any injury to his health or development; or
- wilfully or unreasonably neglects, abandons or exposes the Donor with full intention of abandoning the Donor or in circumstances that are likely to endanger the safety of the Donor or to cause the Donor —
- any unnecessary physical pain, suffering or injury;
- any emotional injury; or
- any injury to his health or development.
The Public Guardian is supported by the Office of the Public Guardian. Where the Public Guardian finds that the deputy or donee has not behaved in the best interests of a mentally incapacitated person, the Public Guardian may apply to Court to revoke the power of that deputy or donee.
About the Author
Benjamin Li Yong Le (“Ben”) is an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore. Ben is currently running his own boutique corporate and commercial law firm under the name and style of L’avocat Law LLC.