official solicitor
Spanish translation: defensor público de incapaces y menores//defensor/fiduciario/curador/tutor público
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peer agreement (net): +4defensor público de incapaces y menores//defensor/fiduciario/curador/tutor público Explanation: Se trata de un defensor público designado por el tribunal para defender o representar en juicio a interdictos, o sea, personas incapaces y ciertas categorias de menores; es decir, ejerce funciones de curatela o tutela respectivamente, e incluso como fiduciario en representación de los intereses de estas personas. Official Solicitor http://www.officialsolicitor.gov.uk/os/offsol.htm The Official Solicitor acts for people who, because they lack mental capacity and cannot properly manage their own affairs, are unable to represent themselves and no other suitable person or agency is able and willing to act. He usually becomes formally involved when appointed by the Court, and he may act as his own solicitor, or instruct a private firm of solicitors to act for him. http://www.gls.gov.uk/about/departments/offsol.htm The Official Solicitor represents children and adults who lack mental capacity to act for themselves in legal proceedings in the courts. He does not act for children who are the subject of child welfare proceedings; they fall within the remit of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS). On occasion, he acts as and instructs counsel to appear as an advocate to the court. He reviews the cases of people committed to prison for contempt of court. He administers estates and trusts when there is no one else suitable or able to do so. He is a property and affairs deputy of last resort appointed by the Court of Protection under the Mental Capacity Act 2005. He also acts as registered contact for Child Trust Funds where there is no parent or no suitable parent. He is responsible for the Secretary of State’s International Child Abduction and Contact and the Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders Units. |
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