Conservatorship
At Grey Interventions, we offer specialized conservatorship services, one of the few providers equipped to do so. As multi-jurisdictionally licensed private investigators with a team that includes clinical professionals, we gather comprehensive information necessary to support conservatorship cases. Our expertise allows us to operate across state lines, ensuring a thorough and effective process. We handle everything from initial assessments to court-ready reports, ensuring that every aspect of the case is meticulously covered to protect the individual's best interests.
States that offer Ex Parte Conservatorships
Here are a list of states we have been successful in assisting and obtaining conservatorships in by list of difficulty, the easiest is Florida. In many circumstances so long as the preferred treatment facility is located in the state of conservatorship this is grounds to transfer residency and therefore be subject to the law of that state.
Florida
MARCHMAN ACT: The Marchman Act Petition for Involuntary Assessment may be filed when there is a good faith reason to believe an individual is substance abuse impaired, with or without a co-occuring mental health disorder, and because of the impairment, has lost the power of self-control with respect to substance.
BAKER ACT: Florida’s Baker Act law is a means of providing individuals with emergency services and temporary detention for up to 72 hours for mental health examination pursuant to Florida Statute Chapter 394. The Baker Act DOES NOT guarantee long term placement for individuals.
California
CARE ACT: CARE is a compassionate civil court process that provides participants with a clinically appropriate, community-based set of services and supports that are culturally and linguistically competent. Individualized CARE plans can initially be structured to last up to 12 months, and can be extended for an additional 12 months as necessary.
Alaska
Alaska Statute § 47.30.700 outlines the procedures involved with committing someone to treatment involuntarily either for mental health issues or a substance use disorder.[2] There are specific timelines involved that are designed to protect the individual from undue stress should it be determined that they are not in need of treatment.
Colorado
Colorado is unique in that it is possible for a judge to remand someone to treatment for drug or alcohol use disorder for up to 180 days under the involuntary commitment laws in the state. This is due to the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Act (ADATSA).[7]
Indiana
Indiana law allows for people who are addicted to drugs or alcohol or incapacitated by substance misuse to be involuntarily committed, except in the cases where the person is also charged with or convicted of certain offenses that make them ineligible for treatment.
Kentucky
Matthew Casey Wethington Act for Substance Abuse Intervention (Casey’s Law) protects the rights of family members who would like to put a loved one into treatment involuntarily if they are in danger due to SUD or if someone else is potentially in harm’s way.
Maine
Maine Statute 34-B 3801, use of drugs and alcohol can be termed a mental illness for the purposes of involuntary commitment.[22]
New York
Substance misuse and SUD are not considered mental illnesses in New York, but it is possible to secure an involuntary commitment to treatment on the basis of a SUD under New York Mental Hygiene Law § 1.03.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s Mental Health Procedures Act in conjunction with Pennsylvania Statute and Consolidated Statute title 71 1690.105 make it possible for family members to petition the court to involuntarily commit a loved one who has a SUD and, as a result, is unable to provide for their own best interest and needs, thus putting themselves or others in clear and present danger.