This is a Complaint pleading for use in litigation of the title matter. Adapt this form to comply with your facts and circumstances, and with your specific state law. Not recommended for use by non-attorneys.
This is a Complaint pleading for use in litigation of the title matter. Adapt this form to comply with your facts and circumstances, and with your specific state law. Not recommended for use by non-attorneys.
The Special Judge considers two main criteria for continued involuntary psychiatric commitment in Virginia. To receive an affirmative decision, there must be clear and convincing evidence that: The individual has a mental illness and will cause themselves/others serious harm in the near to immediate future.
All motions, except motions for the qualification of attorneys at law to practice in this Court, shall be in writing and filed with the clerk of this Court. All motions shall contain a statement by the movant that the other parties to the appeal have been informed of the intended filing of the motion.
Seven days' notice is required to the opposing party and the court. Motions may be typed by either party, may be filed on the General Notice and Motion Form or may be filed on one of the appropriate forms provided by the Supreme Court of Virginia (located here).
If you want to file a motion, the process is generally something like this: You write your motion. You file your motion with the court clerk. The court clerk inserts the date and time your motion will be heard by the judge. You “serve” (mail) your motion to the other side.
A TDO is issued in response to a request by a “Petitioner” and, except in rare circumstances, only after completion of an in-person assessment within the preceding 72 hours by a “Certified Prescreener.” The Petitioner, defined by the Code of Virginia as “any responsible person,” is the person who is requesting ...
Upon completion of the medical TDO, the CSB, as soon as practicable and prior to the expiration of the medical TDO, must conduct an evaluation of the person to determine if the person continues to meet the criteria for psychiatric temporary detention.
Motions may be filed for the same purposes recognized by the courts of record in the Commonwealth. Unless otherwise ordered by the commission, any response to a motion must be filed within 14 days of the filing of the motion, and any reply by the moving party must be filed within 10 days of the filing of the response.
What is a Temporary Detention Order (TDO)? A Temporary Detention Order (TDO) is a court order issued by a Magistrate that requires an individual to be held in a psychiatric facility for a period, with some exceptions, of up to 72 hours until a commitment hearing is held.
During your stay, you will most likely meet with the psychiatrist once a day. After the 72 hour hold is done, there are a few options. You may be discharged, you may voluntarily stay in the unit, or you may be placed on another hold. In one hospital, after my three day hold they put me on a 2 week psych hold.
A magistrate may issue a temporary detention order without a prior evaluation pursuant to subsection B if (i) the person has been personally examined within the previous 72 hours by an employee or a designee of the local community services board or (ii) there is a significant physical, psychological, or medical risk to ...