ASSESSMENT OF LEGAL CAPACITY IN THE GERIATRIC POPULATION: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

Cavlak M., ODABASI BALSEVEN A., AKÇAN R., YıLDıRıM M. S., LALE A., Heybet E. R., ...More

Turkish Journal of Geriatrics-Turk Geriatri Dergisi, vol.17, no.4, pp.350-355, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 17 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Journal Name: Turkish Journal of Geriatrics-Turk Geriatri Dergisi
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.350-355
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Today the number of applications for legal guardianship has increased among geriatrics. In Turkey, the assessment of legal guardianship is made within the framework of the 405th and 408th articles of the Turkish Civil Code. To the best of our knowledge, there are no published articles dealing with reports of legal guardianship for geriatric citizens. Therefore we aimed to evaluate legal guardianship reports in light of the related literature.