Which of the Following Is True Regarding the Ability of Persons

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true regarding the ability of persons suffering from a mental illness to enter into a binding contract?

• A) Persons suffering from a mental illness never have capacity to enter into a binding contract.
• B) Persons suffering from a mental illness have full capacity to enter into a binding contract so long as they do not present a danger to themselves or others.
• C) Persons suffering from a mental illness have full capacity to enter into a binding contract so long as they inform the other party that they are in treatment.
• D) Persons suffering from a mental illness may have full, limited, or no legal capacity to enter into a binding contract depending on the nature and extent of their mental deficiency.
• E) Persons who suffer from a mental illness always have full capacity to enter into a binding contract.

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