{"id":9158,"date":"2026-04-08T10:33:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/?post_type=insight&#038;p=9158"},"modified":"2026-04-09T09:06:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T09:06:56","slug":"altin-kural-ve-vasiyet-yetenegi","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/tr\/icgoruler\/the-golden-rule-and-testamentary-capacity\/","title":{"rendered":"Alt\u0131n Kural ve vasiyetname ehliyeti"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bir avukat, m\u00fcvekkili ad\u0131na bir vasiyetname haz\u0131rlad\u0131\u011f\u0131nda, m\u00fcvekkilin vasiyetname d\u00fczenlemek i\u00e7in gerekli ehliyete sahip oldu\u011fundan emin olmal\u0131d\u0131r. Vasiyetname d\u00fczenleme ehliyeti kriteri, 1870 tarihli \u015fu davada belirlenmi\u015ftir:<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bylawyers.co.uk\/s\/blog-article\/a63Tg0000000PjBIAU\/case-summary-banks-v-goodfellow-1870-lr-5-qb-54\">\u00a0<em>Banks - Goodfellow Davas\u0131<\/em><\/a><em>.\u00a0<\/em>\u015eunun piyasaya s\u00fcr\u00fclmesine ra\u011fmen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ukpga\/2005\/9\/contents\">2005 Zihinsel Yeterlilik Kanunu<\/a>, vasiyetname d\u00fczenleme ehliyetini de\u011ferlendirmek i\u00e7in farkl\u0131 bir kriter belirlemesine ra\u011fmen, mahkeme, vasiyetname d\u00fczenleme ehliyeti konusunda ortak hukuk kriterinin h\u00e2l\u00e2 ge\u00e7erli oldu\u011funu teyit etmi\u015ftir. Buna g\u00f6re, vasiyetname d\u00fczenleyen herkesin a\u015fa\u011f\u0131dakileri anlayabilmesi gerekmektedir:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>eylemin niteli\u011fi ve sonu\u00e7lar\u0131\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>elinden \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131\u011f\u0131 mal\u0131n kapsam\u0131\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>uygulamaya koymalar\u0131 gereken talepler\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ayr\u0131ca, varl\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 tasarruf ederken \u201cduygular\u0131n\u0131 zehirleyen, do\u011fruluk anlay\u0131\u015flar\u0131n\u0131 sapt\u0131ran veya do\u011fal yeteneklerini kullanmalar\u0131n\u0131 engelleyen\u201d bir zihinsel bozukluktan muzdarip olmamalar\u0131 gerekir.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aile yap\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131n giderek karma\u015f\u0131kla\u015fmas\u0131 ve ruh sa\u011fl\u0131\u011f\u0131 sorunlar\u0131 ya\u015fayan ya da demansla ya\u015fayan ki\u015filerin say\u0131s\u0131n\u0131n artmas\u0131yla birlikte, avukatlar\u0131n vasiyetname haz\u0131rlama talimat\u0131 ald\u0131klar\u0131nda her zamankinden daha fazla merakl\u0131 ve dikkatli olmalar\u0131 \u00f6nem kazanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Vasiyetnamenin d\u00fczenleni\u015f \u015fekliyle ilgili net bir a\u00e7\u0131klama ve makul gerek\u00e7eler bulunan bir\u00e7ok durumda, olas\u0131 itirazlar\u0131 tart\u0131\u015fmak ve kararlar\u0131n ard\u0131ndaki d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnce s\u00fcrecini ve tart\u0131\u015f\u0131lan konular\u0131 kaydeden ayr\u0131nt\u0131l\u0131 bir g\u00f6r\u00fc\u015fme notu haz\u0131rlay\u0131p saklamak yeterli olacakt\u0131r. Ancak, vasiyet\u00e7inin vasiyet yetene\u011finin sorgulanaca\u011f\u0131na dair herhangi bir endi\u015fe varsa, uygun sorular sormak ve kay\u0131t tutmak yeterli olmayabilir.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bu durum, yak\u0131n zamanda ya\u015fanan \u015fu olayda a\u00e7\u0131k\u00e7a g\u00f6r\u00fclmektedir:\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk\/Ginger_v_Mickleburgh_(2026)_EWHC_100_(Ch)\">Ginger - Mickleburgh<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(2026). 2013 y\u0131l\u0131nda, merhum, kom\u015fular\u0131n\u0131n m\u00fclk\u00fcn\u00fc d\u00fc\u015f\u00fck bir fiyata satmas\u0131n\u0131 sa\u011flamak amac\u0131yla kendisine tacizde bulunduklar\u0131na inand\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 bildirmi\u015fti. Bu durum, zorla hastaneye yat\u0131r\u0131lmas\u0131na yol a\u00e7m\u0131\u015f ve bu s\u00fcre zarf\u0131nda k\u0131zlar\u0131 ile eski e\u015fi, ki\u015fisel e\u015fyalar\u0131n\u0131 g\u00fcvende tutmak amac\u0131yla evinden alm\u0131\u015flard\u0131. Merhum, k\u0131zlar\u0131n\u0131n m\u00fclk\u00fcn\u00fc devralabilmek i\u00e7in kendisinin m\u00fclk\u00fcn\u00fc idare edemeyecek durumda oldu\u011fu ilan edilmesini sa\u011flamaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131klar\u0131na inan\u0131yordu. Bunun \u00fczerine, vasiyetini d\u00fczenleyerek miras\u0131n\u0131n b\u00fcy\u00fck bir k\u0131sm\u0131n\u0131 k\u0131z karde\u015fi, ye\u011feni ve hayat arkada\u015f\u0131na b\u0131rakmaya karar verdi.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">K\u0131zlar, vasiyetnamenin d\u00fczenlendi\u011fi s\u0131rada babalar\u0131n\u0131n ak\u0131l d\u0131\u015f\u0131 sanr\u0131lar alt\u0131nda oldu\u011funu ve bu nedenle vasiyetnamenin ge\u00e7ersiz say\u0131lmas\u0131 gerekti\u011fini iddia ettiler. Vasiyetname bulunmamas\u0131 durumunda, miras k\u0131zlar aras\u0131nda e\u015fit olarak payla\u015ft\u0131r\u0131lacakt\u0131.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yarg\u0131\u00e7, merhumun hem avukat\u0131na talimatlar\u0131n\u0131 verdi\u011fi s\u0131rada hem de vasiyetnamesini d\u00fczenledi\u011fi s\u0131rada sanr\u0131lar alt\u0131nda oldu\u011fu ve k\u0131zlar\u0131n\u0131n kendisine kar\u015f\u0131 iyi niyetle hareket etmi\u015f olabilecekleri konusunda ikna edilemeyece\u011fi sonucuna vard\u0131. Bu nedenle vasiyetname, vasiyet ehliyetinin bulunmamas\u0131 nedeniyle ge\u00e7ersiz say\u0131ld\u0131 ve merhumun vasiyetsiz \u00f6ld\u00fc\u011f\u00fc h\u00fckm\u00fc verildi.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yarg\u0131\u00e7, vasiyetnameyi d\u00fczenleyen ki\u015finin bir y\u0131ldan daha k\u0131sa bir s\u00fcre \u00f6nce zorla hastaneye yat\u0131r\u0131lm\u0131\u015f olmas\u0131 durumunda, vasiyetnamenin d\u00fczenleyicisinin Lord Templeman\u2019\u0131n 1975 y\u0131l\u0131nda ortaya koydu\u011fu alt\u0131n kural\u0131 izlemesinin tavsiye edilebilir olaca\u011f\u0131na dikkat \u00e7ekti. Bu kurala g\u00f6re, ya\u015fl\u0131 bir vasiyet\u00e7i veya ciddi bir hastal\u0131k ge\u00e7irmi\u015f bir vasiyet\u00e7i i\u00e7in vasiyetname d\u00fczenlenirken, avukat, bir hekimin vasiyet\u00e7inin ehliyet ve kavray\u0131\u015f\u0131n\u0131 do\u011frulamas\u0131n\u0131 sa\u011flamal\u0131 ve muayene ile bulgular\u0131 o anda kayda ge\u00e7irmelidir. Bu durumda, vasiyet\u00e7inin ehliyetinin bulunmad\u0131\u011f\u0131 gerek\u00e7esiyle vasiyetnamenin ge\u00e7erlili\u011fine kar\u015f\u0131 daha sonra yap\u0131lacak herhangi bir itirazda, pratisyen hekimin ifadesine genellikle b\u00fcy\u00fck \u00f6nem verilir. Vasiyet talimatlar\u0131 verilirken kay\u0131tl\u0131 bir ruh sa\u011fl\u0131\u011f\u0131 hem\u015firesi haz\u0131r bulunmas\u0131na ra\u011fmen, hem\u015fire avukatla yap\u0131lacak g\u00f6r\u00fc\u015fmeden \u00f6nceden haberdar edilmemi\u015f ve ehliyet de\u011ferlendirmesi yapmas\u0131 istenmemi\u015ftir.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bu vaka, hayal k\u0131r\u0131kl\u0131\u011f\u0131na u\u011frayabilecek miras\u00e7\u0131lar\u0131n bulunabilece\u011fi ve avukat\u0131n m\u00fcvekkilinin ruh sa\u011fl\u0131\u011f\u0131 sorunlar\u0131 ya\u015fad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n fark\u0131nda oldu\u011fu durumlarda, yasal ehliyetin resmi olarak de\u011ferlendirilmesini sa\u011flaman\u0131n ne kadar \u00f6nemli oldu\u011funu a\u00e7\u0131k\u00e7a ortaya koymaktad\u0131r.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vasiyetname haz\u0131rlama konusunda deneyimliyiz ve isteklerinizin m\u00fcmk\u00fcn oldu\u011funca yerine getirilmesini sa\u011flamak amac\u0131yla, ya kendi doktorunuzla (e\u011fer doktorunuz yard\u0131mc\u0131 olmaya istekliyse) ya da bir zihinsel yetkinlik uzman\u0131yla birlikte zihinsel yetkinlik de\u011ferlendirmelerinin yap\u0131lmas\u0131n\u0131 kolayla\u015ft\u0131rabiliriz. \u00d6zel M\u00fc\u015fteri ekibimize 020 7613 1402 numaral\u0131 telefondan veya e-posta yoluyla ula\u015fabilirsiniz:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:privateclient@rfblegal.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">privateclient@rfblegal.co.uk<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":9159,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9158","insight","type-insight","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wills-probate"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.1.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Whenever a lawyer prepares a will on behalf of a client, they need to be satisfied that the client has the necessary capacity to make a will. 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