Lunacy practice / by N. Arthur Heywood and Arnold S. Massey.
- Heywood, N. Arthur (Nathaniel Arthur)
- Date:
- 1900
Licence: In copyright
Credit: Lunacy practice / by N. Arthur Heywood and Arnold S. Massey. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.
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![(3) To the best of my knowledge and belief the said is well qualified in every respect to be appointed to exercise all or any of the powers of the Committee of the estate or person of the above-named John Smith. Sworn, fyc. Affidavit of Kindred and Fortune. Apart from the heading there is no special form of affidavit of kindred and fortune. Such affidavit should enable a person who is unacquainted with the facts of the case to understand— (1) Of whom the patient's family consists, who his relations are, and more especially who his heir-at-law and next of kin may be. (2) What property the patient has, either in possession or reversion, what is the annual income thereof, the amount required for his maintenance, and any general suggestions which the applicant can make as to the best method in the interest of the patient [and his family] of dealing with the same. (3) It is desirable to explain shortly the patient's past life, and how and under what circumstances he became of unsound mind. It is not necessary (at any rate in the first instance) to prove births, deaths and marriages strictly by certificate, nor, as a general rule, is it imperative to exhibit deeds and other documents. When a patient is entitled to real estate under a compli- cated title, or there are numerous deeds or wills to be recited, it is not unusual for the applicant to swear one affidavit as to kindred and his solicitor another as to fortune. It is obvious, therefore, that no special form of affidavit of kindred and fortune generally applicable can be given, but that such affidavit must vary more or less completely according to the circumstances of the particular case. A few forms of](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21294604_0032.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
