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How do you declare an elderly parent incompetent?

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You don't declare it. The courts declare it. Be ready to prove it in a court of law and you are going to require some clear and convincing proof. Stop down at the County Courthouse and talk to the Surrogate's Court Clerk about filing a petition.

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