Legal Question in Elder Law in New York

My wife is unable to sign or make a mark (she has MS.) Need to renew passport. Passport office says need to be declared Judicially Incompetent. How do I go about doing that?

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Brian


Asked on 9/10/15, 7:57 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Locksley Wade Law Office of Locksley O. Wade

Ask them what do they do when someone loses the use of both arms? Are they suddenly judicially incompetent? Here's some basic advice: you are giving out too much information. Just say that she is unable to write her name because she has lost the use of her limbs. Wheel her in to a passport office and an agent will examine her to verify her identity. Best wishes.

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Answered on 9/10/15, 8:12 am


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