If there is an awareness that it would be possible for an individual lay down the operating procedures that a support administrator may follow and, consequently, that a probate judge would be assigned the task of verifying any wishes expressed in advance by the beneficiary – in the context of the appointment and the conferment of powers to asupport administrator to promote care for the person concerned – this situation can serve as a vehicle for an understanding of the system under consideration that would effectively respect the autonomy of the beneficiary, and would be easier to implement precisely in instances where the individual concerned would have drawn up a testament for support including the choice of the support administrator and the simultaneous communication of statements in advance of treatment; nonetheless the effectiveness of these developments remains to be ascertained.