
The author analyses a situation in which a married person loses the ability to run their affairs in personal property management due to dementia disorders. She proposes a reform of the provisions of the Family and Guardianship Code
intended to support people suffering from mental disorders when the patient has not previously appointed a proxy and, due to his current mental state, cannot appoint one anymore, and incapacitation appears as too far-reaching, and thus disproportionate and unnecessary interference in the legal sphere of the person. Therefore, this paper is a voice in the ongoing discussion on raising the standards and making the protection of older adults more flexible in the sphere of private law.