Dutch Legislation

Title 20

in force

Mentorship for adults (mentorschap)

Civil Code — Book 1 (Burgerlijk Wetboek Boek 1) · Articles: 14

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Mentorship for adults (mentorschap)

1:450 Article 1:450

If an adult, as a result of his mental or physical condition, is temporarily or permanently unable to properly look after his interests of a…

1:451 Article 1:451

Mentorship may be petitioned for by the person concerned, his spouse, his registered partnership (geregistreerd partnerschap) or other life…

1:452 Article 1:452

The court that establishes the mentorship shall appoint a mentor at that time or as soon as possible thereafter. The court shall ascertain the…

1:453 Article 1:453

Unless otherwise provided by law or treaty, the person concerned is, during the mentorship, incompetent to perform juridical acts in matters…

1:453a Article 1:453a

If the court deems this necessary, it shall also decide that Article 246 of this Book shall apply mutatis mutandis.

1:454 Article 1:454

The mentor is obliged to involve the person for whose benefit the mentorship has been established as much as possible in the performance of his…

1:455 Article 1:455

The person for whose benefit the mentorship (mentorschap) has been established is, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 172 of Book 6…

1:456 Article 1:456

Before acting in legal proceedings, the mentor may, for his own accountability, be authorised by the person concerned or, if the latter is unable or…

1:457 Article 1:457

A juridical act performed in violation of Article 453 of this Book is voidable in accordance with the second and third paragraphs.

1:458 Article 1:458

Insofar as one or more of the assets of the person concerned are subject to a protective trust (bewind) as referred to in Title 19 of this Book, the…

1:459 Article 1:459

The mentor shall, upon request, report on his activities to the subdistrict court (kantonrechter). The subdistrict court may at any time order the…

1:460 Article 1:460

The mentor may charge the person concerned for the costs necessarily incurred in the performance of his duties.

1:461 Article 1:461

The task of the mentor ends:

1:462 Article 1:462

Mentorship shall terminate upon the expiry of the period for which it was established and by the death or placement under curatorship…