Interdiction is a figure typical of Family Law that, although it is not recent data, its popularity has spread from a few years ago to today for multiple reasons.

Basically, it tries to declare a person as interdicted or without legal capacity because of mental insanity or disability whose handicap prevents physical or occupational independence, thus limiting their economic self-sufficiency.

During the process it is essential to prove, through evidence reliable, that the possible interdict suffers from mental derangement and that because of said affection, it may cause harm to others or to itself. To do this, we regularly go to mental health professionals who can give not only a diagnosis but an etiology and even the prognosis of the condition, as well as the appropriate treatment for the patient.

However, the law indicates that even with the medical evidence provided during the process, a series of mechanisms are necessary to guarantee the possible interdict, in order to provide certainty when making a decision about of the legal capacity of a person and thereby granting him the administration of your assets to a third party, your guardian.

Likewise, as the law provides, if the claim is based on an alleged mental insanity, the Judge will question the possible interdict, except that You are in a hospital or psychiatric ward. The important thing, among many aspects, is to prevent those who are in a good mental state from being violated by those who have intentions contrary to the nobility of this process.

Interdiction processes are very common in older adults, deaf and mute, or anyone who suffers from a condition that is considered may represent a risk to oneself or a third party.
Cognitive deterioration as well as other disorders that are known to be progressive, is a reality with which we must live, prepare and attend to ours and even ourselves.

Social justice
Behind many interdiction processes there are stories of love, gratitude and perseverance. The commitment to want to give back for the care of those who help us attend during childhood or throughout our lives translates into the
social justice that this article addresses.

Taking care of our loved ones in moments of vulnerability allows us to honor with nostalgia and respect those who were decisive in our lives and development. But it also allows us to give a life lesson to those who come after us, the younger ones, teaching through the example that we can be a society that does social justice and does not discard whose productivity decreased over time.

The interdiction processes in Panama are not just a set of laws; are the manifestation of our collective commitment to the protection of the most vulnerable.

True social justice is the legacy we leave for generations coming.