Definitions of assisted person
(UK LAW) someone who received Legal Aid (=legal help paid for by the state)
The Court of Appeal found that she was not eligible for legal aid, and should not have been granted the status of an assisted person at the start of litigation.
(US LAW) someone who has applied managing their debts
The law prohibits a debt relief agency from advising an assisted person to make a statement or file a document that is untrue or misleading.
someone who receives help from someone else, especially because they are ill, disabled, or have little money
It required a decision taken by a relative or carer which is reasonable, arrived at in good faith and taken in the best interests of the assisted person.