Can I, as next of kin, have my sister admitted to rehab after a mandatory 72 hour hold?
Full Question:
My sister is a very ill alcoholic. Her 17 Yr. old son lives with me. She has threatened suicide and refuses to call herself an alcoholic and refuses rehab. Can I, as next of kin, have her admitted after the mandatory 72 hours hold? She needs to go to treatment because she is doing harmful things to herself (as far as behavior: drunk driving, prostituting herself for alcohol money, running up charges that she cannot pay on credit cards) etc.
05/19/2007 |
Category: Drugs |
State: Alabama |
#5318
Answer:
The following is an Alabama statute:
Filing and contents of petition seeking involuntary commitment of another.
(a) Any person may file a petition seeking the involuntary commitment of another person. The petition shall be filed in the probate court of the county in which the respondent is located. The petition shall be in writing, executed under oath, and shall include the following information:
(1) The name and address, if known, of the respondent.
(2) The name and address, if known, of the respondent's spouse, legal counsel, or next-of-kin.
(3) That the petitioner has reason to believe the respondent is mentally ill.
(4) That the beliefs of the petitioner are based on specific behavior, acts, attempts, or threats, which shall be specified and described in detail.
(5) The names and addresses of other persons with knowledge of respondent's mental illness who may be called as witnesses.
The petition may be accompanied by any other relevant information.
(b) The home address and the telephone number of the petitioner shall be excluded from the copy of the petition seeking the involuntary commitment provided to the respondent, however, if there is no other available address to contact the petitioner, then the home address of the petitioner shall be provided.
Please see the information at the following links:
http://www.bazelon.org/issues/commitment/ioc/iocchart.html