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Volume 4 · Issue 6 · 2026

Beyond the Balance Sheet

A family office can fund care without having authority to choose it. This editorial proposes a consent-centered coordination record that separates personal wishes, clinical decisions, financial authority and logistical support.

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Care, capacity and personal continuity · Original editorial analysis

The Care Mandate: Making Wealth Useful When a Person Cannot Ask

Journal Opal · Editorial research desk
Journal Opal · 2026-11-06 · CC BY 4.0

A family office can fund care without having authority to choose it. This editorial proposes a consent-centered coordination record that separates personal wishes, clinical decisions, financial authority and logistical support.