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Re:Zero arrests in 6 months of health care professionals rep... by maxerickson on Thursday February 04, 2021 @10:26PM (#26032735)
In Michigan you can petition that someone be involuntarily committed for treatment and then they get a hearing in front of a judge. It has to happen within a few days.

(just enumerating, not particularly comparing)

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Re:Zero arrests in 6 months of health care professionals rep... by hedora on Friday February 05, 2021 @09:55PM (#26043705)
Interesting. I wonder if that requires a lawyer or not. (Legal fees for this sort of thing are exorbitant in California, and the cases tend to be a stretch.)

It’s an odd (broken?) process if the judge would ascertain the person’s mental health. Hopefully, most judges would call in professionals.

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Re:Zero arrests in 6 months of health care professionals rep... by maxerickson on Saturday February 06, 2021 @08:37AM (#26046400)
The prosecutor brings it before the judge. There is testimony, the judge isn't directly doing the mental health assessment.

Typically a social worker is helping the petitioner figure it out.

https://courts.michigan.gov/administration/scao/forms/courtf...

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