Dutch Legislation

Article 1:453

in force

Mentorship for adults (mentorschap)

Civil Code — Book 1 · Title 20 · In force since 1995-01-01

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1.

Unless otherwise provided by law or treaty, the person concerned is, during the mentorship, incompetent to perform juridical acts in matters concerning their care, nursing, treatment, and guidance.

2.

With regard to the juridical acts referred to in the first paragraph, the mentor represents the person concerned in and out of court, unless representation is excluded on the basis of law or treaty. The mentor may grant the person concerned permission to perform these juridical acts himself.

3.

With regard to acts other than legal acts concerning the matters referred to in the first paragraph, the mentor shall act in place of the person concerned, insofar as the nature of the act in question permits.

4.

The mentor gives advice to the person concerned in matters concerning him of a non-patrimonial nature and watches over his interests in this respect.

5.

If the person concerned opposes an act of a far-reaching nature in matters as referred to in the second and third paragraphs, such act may only take place if it is manifestly necessary in order to prevent serious disadvantage to the person concerned.

1.

Tenzij uit wet of verdrag anders voortvloeit, is de betrokkene tijdens het mentorschap onbevoegd rechtshandelingen te verrichten in aangelegenheden betreffende zijn verzorging, verpleging, behandeling en begeleiding.

2.

Met betrekking tot de in het eerste lid bedoelde rechtshandelingen vertegenwoordigt de mentor de betrokkene in en buiten rechte, tenzij op grond van wet of verdrag vertegenwoordiging uitgesloten is. De mentor kan de betrokkene toestemming verlenen deze rechtshandelingen zelf te verrichten.

3.

Ten aanzien van andere handelingen dan rechtshandelingen betreffende de in het eerste lid genoemde aangelegenheden treedt de mentor, voor zover de aard van de desbetreffende handeling dit toelaat, in plaats van de betrokkene op.

4.

De mentor geeft aan de betrokkene raad in hem betreffende aangelegenheden van niet-vermogensrechtelijke aard en waakt over diens belangen ter zake.

5.

Verzet de betrokkene zich tegen een handeling van ingrijpende aard in aangelegenheden als in het tweede en derde lid bedoeld, dan kan die handeling slechts plaatsvinden indien zij kennelijk nodig is teneinde ernstig nadeel voor de betrokkene te voorkomen.

Decisions of the Dutch Supreme Court (Hoge Raad) applying this article. Annotations are unofficial translations.

2018-04-06 · ECLI:NL:HR:2018:533

Law of Persons and Family Law; procedural law. Mentorship for adults (Article 1:450 of the Civil Code). Significance of Article 6 of the ECHR. Has the treating psychiatrist been heard as an expert? Equality of arms. The right to be heard and the right to a rebuttal (Article 19 of the Code of Civil Procedure), the possibility for the person concerned to express their views on a letter from the clinic.

Decision on rechtspraak.nl