Thompson McMullan - Elder Law Resources
 

 

 

Index to Outlines and Other Legal Writings
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Primer on Virginia Civil Commitment and Surrogate Medical Consent (2006)

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Annotated Analysis of Virginia Civil Commitment Statutes (4/02)

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When the Community Services Board Disagrees with the Physician: Third Party Instituted Temporary Detention Order Procedure Memorandum

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Psychiatric Advance Directive Page (Note: Not Expressly Recognized in Virginia as of December, 2003)

bulletTable of Selected State Civil Commitment Statutes
bulletMental Illness: Surgeon General Report
bulletNational Alliance for Mentally Ill (NAMI)
bulletIn Virginia, May A Guardian Commit His Incapacitated Adult Ward?
bulletTrial memorandum in favor
bulletTrial memorandum in opposition 
The circuit court held that the guardian could not commit the ward involuntarily.  Involuntary commitment of an adjudicated incapacitated ward requires process pursuant to established civil commitment statutes (see Primer).