QUESTION
How can someone commit me without even knowing what is going on?
Asked on Jan 16th, 2013 on Litigation - Idaho
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I am a 15-year-old male, I live with my father. My mother is committing me for "anger" issues yet I do not live with her. She is trying to get me sent away for a year even though my father does not wish for this to happen. She has filed a committal already without my father’s consent and I was not informed. My psychiatrist claims that he cannot drop the committal without my mother's permission. How can someone commit me without even knowing what is going on? What do I do? I am willing to take classes but I am not willing to be sent away. What should my father do?
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Ronald A. Steinberg
Even though you live with your dad, I will bet that the divorce judgment gave your parents JOINT CUSTODY. That means that your mom has input into your physical and emotional well being. If you do not deal with anger issues, you could end up doing terrible things to other people or yourself like the flaming jerks that shot up the movie theater and the school. You certainly do not want that on your conscience. You have to control anger to become and remain a functioning adult. To get unreasonably angry causes a person to stop thinking. What separates people from animals is the ability to think, to reason, and to way consequences. Your mom in NOT your enemy; don't treat her as such.
Answered on Jan 24th, 2013 at 12:35 AM
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Your father should hire a lawyer. the question doesn't have to do with what your mother or father want. The question is whether you are dangerous to yourself or others. I assume you are talking about a mental commitment. I have an idea. Why don't you just behave yourself and cooperate with your doctors and your family? If you have problems you are the one who needs to work them out for your own benefit, not to please mom or dad.
Answered on Jan 21st, 2013 at 12:57 PM
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Your father may want to hire a lawyer. Your parents can commit you because you are a minor. If your mother has court ordered custody, even though you live with your father, she may have this right. If your father has custody, then the doctor may be wrong to follow your mother's directions.
Answered on Jan 21st, 2013 at 12:56 PM
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You are entitled to a hearing and the judge is to issue an order allowing the least restrictive plan that allows for the health and safety of yourself and others. You have a right to testify and call witnesses, including your father and your psychiatrist.
Answered on Jan 18th, 2013 at 11:44 PM
Michael J. Breczinski
Your father should get a lawyer and fight the order.
Answered on Jan 18th, 2013 at 11:44 PM
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Your father should consult with an attorney immediately and find out what he can do to help you.
Answered on Jan 18th, 2013 at 11:44 PM
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Your father needs to go to court immediately and ask for sole physical and legal custody. He should also ask for a temporary injunction to prevent the committal. It will cost money.
Answered on Jan 18th, 2013 at 11:43 PM