In re Amanda H.

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Mental Health Code
Citation
Case Number: 
2017 IL App (3d) 150164
Decision Date: 
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
District: 
3d Dist.
Division/County: 
Kankakee Co.
Holding: 
Reversed.
Justice: 
HOLDRIDGE

Court erred in entering orders committing Respondent involuntarily to a hospital for inpatient medical treatment. State presented neither a written predisposition report nor witness testimony as to what alternative treatments were available and why they were inappropriate, a treatment plan with timetables for treatment goals, or a social investigation of Respondent, and thus failed to meet its burden of proof. Strict compliance with procedural safeguards of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code is required. (CARTER, concurring; SCHMIDT, dissenting.)