- What are support measures and what are they for?
- Who decides whether a person needs a support measure and what criteria are used to determine it?
- What does the role of the assistant entail and what are their functions?
- If the person accepts the notarial route and it is not a representative assistance, is it necessary to make general powers of attorney?
- Can we request a review of support measures when we see that the person has improved and perhaps no longer needs them?
- How can I request assistance?
- Who provides the support measures?
- What assistance do foundations offer and how do they work?
- When is it advisable to request assistance?
- What happens if the person does not want support measures, but the family sees that they need them?
- What should I do to report that a person who has been granted support measures is not receiving adequate care?
- Are there any concrete measures to help someone manage their finances?
- What are the main changes included in the 2021 Law regarding support measures?
- Where can I get the document I need to take to court to propose support measures? What else do I need to bring?
- Can I start processing support measures for a 17-year-old, thinking that when they come of age they will need help in some areas?
- Who can request a support measure?
What does the role of the assistant entail and what are their functions?
The figure of the assistant is the only formal and stable figure who can provide support to an adult in Catalonia. Decree 19/21 of August 31, which temporarily adapted the Catalan Civil Code until a more comprehensive reform, declared the replacement of guardianships and curatorships, extended and reinstated parental authority, and other guardianship arrangements with this figure, which exists only in Catalonia.
The assistant's duties are to perform the duties for which he/she has been appointed in accordance with the judicial resolution or notarial deed that provides the content of the measure and always respecting the will, wishes and preferences of the person being supported and promoting the autonomy of the person with a disability or mental health problems.
Cristina Arjona Gargallo