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3.1.2 INTENT

Intent applies to any adult age 18 or older who is capable of indicating intent.  An adult is incapable of indicating intent when:

 

  1. His/her I.Q. is 49 or less or s/he has a mental age of 7 or less, based on tests acceptable to Wisconsin's Department of Health and Family Services ( DHFS ); or
     

  2. S/he is judged legally incompetent by a court of record; or
     

  3. Medical documentation obtained from a physician, psychologist, or other person licensed by Wisconsin in the field of developmental disability supports a finding that s/he is incapable of indicating intent.

 

This page last updated in Release Number: 01-05

Release Date : 10/01/01

Effective Date : 10/01/01