An attempt to have Eric declared mentally incompetent and committed to an institution on the basis of his past history, as Michael had suggested, would certainly fail.

In 1603, Grace tried to have her father declared senile and incompetent to manage his estate.

She even describes having pregnant women declared legally incompetent and thus incapable of criminal intent.

Blomkvist accompanies Lisbeth at the funeral of her mother, who has just died, and tells him that she was declared legally incompetent after trying to kill her father.

The three of them fight many obstacles, including Harriman's heirs, who want him declared mentally incompetent or senile before he can spend their inheritance.

Their children either did not survive to adulthood, or in the case of three daughters were declared legally incompetent in 1581.

They conspire to have Jo declared legally incompetent in order to buy some time.

Hud is angry that his inheritance has been eroded; he attempts to have Homer declared legally incompetent, so that he can usurp control of their ranch.

They were declared criminally incompetent.

Many of these requirements were routinely waived for patients declared homeless or mentally incompetent.