Walk It Through: The Evaluation Hold
A petition for emergency evaluation, who may file it, and what it has to say.
A sibling has watched someone in crisis for days and believes they are a danger to their own life.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One petition by a family member. Court endorsement of a petition from an interested person, the time limits on the evaluation, and admission after it are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.