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COMMON FORMS
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| Gary A. Jones |
| When Gary Jones became sick with terminal cancer, his caregiver denied him visitation with his children. |
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North Dakota
In North Dakota, abuse means any willful act or omission of a caregiver or any other person, which results in physical injury, mental anguish, unreasonable confinement, sexual abuse or exploitation, or financial exploitation to or of a vulnerable adult. More specifically, North Dakota provides the following definitions:
Mental anguish means psychological or emotional damage that requires medical treatment or care or is characterized by behavioral change or physical symptoms.
Financial exploitation means taking or misuse of property or resources of a vulnerable adult by means of undue influence, breach of a fiduciary relationship, deception, harassment, criminal coercion, theft, or other unlawful or improper means.
Neglect means the failure of a caregiver to provide essential services necessary to maintain the physical and mental health of a vulnerable adult, or the inability or lack of desire of the vulnerable adult to provide essential services necessary to maintain and safeguard the vulnerable adult's own physical and mental health.
Sexual abuse or exploitation includes those sex offenses defined in sections 12.1-20-02, 12.1-20-03, 12.1-20-04, 12.1-20-05, 12.1-20-06, 12.1-20-07, and 12.1-20-11.
Here are some links for reference on elder abuse in the state of North Dakota:
http://www.legis.nd.gov/cencode/t50c252.pdf
http://www.nd.gov/humanservices/services/adultsaging/
http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/.../abuse/manual.pdf
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