18 October 2026 | Protective supervision
A patient brought to the emergency room by police refuses a psychiatric assessment. An hour later, while sedated, she is assessed anyway. The result: the Court of Québec excludes the report and dismisses the application to confine her in hospital. A Gatineau decision...
8 October 2026 | Protective supervision
He built a career in politics and in tax advising. He speaks fluently and calmly. And he is prepared to give everything to his partner, “even if he ends up on the street.” The Superior Court had to find the balance between protecting him and respecting his...
22 September 2026 | Protective supervision
What Quebec law allows you to do when an elderly or vulnerable loved one is being stripped of their assets, isolated or manipulated. Denise is 84 and lives alone in her Gatineau bungalow. For two years, a very helpful neighbour has been doing her groceries, driving...
22 September 2026 | Protective supervision
Since November 1, 2022, curatorship and the adviser to a person of full age are gone, replaced by a court-tailored tutelle, temporary representation and a new assistance measure. Marc’s father is seventy-nine and lives alone in Aylmer. For the past year, bills...
12 November 2012 | Protective supervision
During their life, some people may, for various reasons, need assistance to assert their rights and to administer their property. This may require the opening of a protective supervision with the objective of safeguarding the interests of the person concerned. There...
