Sumner Redstone And The Question Of Mental Capacity

Law360, New York (June 1, 2016, 3:09 PM EDT) -- The recent Sumner Redstone case that challenged Redstone's revocation of an advance health care directive he had given to a former girlfriend raises an important question: when is an individual incompetent? The answer is that it depends why the question is being asked. Most states recognize that differing levels of competence are required for different functions and the degree of competence required is determined by the context of the situation....

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