S.O.S.........ASAP..... Can someone help?....PLEASE.?

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Can someone who is connected to the "law", answer this correctly? How could a wife protect herself, from an estranged husband, who might be toying with thoughts of "putting her away",(i.e.: into a mental institution), ? Know that this would be his 2nd attempt, which allows him to sign her "in", with his signature alone, plus another persons.....the latter DOES NOT need to be a family member of hers or his.....there must be a legal way of her to "shield" herself from these possible actions of his?! Can she give power of attorney to a trusted person she knows, that would keep him from admitting her on a whim of his? I don't know....what is another form of legal protection? (@ this time divorce will not be the obvious answer, that she is seeking to this urgent question) Any & all suggestions/advice (knowledgable), will be most accepted & appreciated!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU ALL......(help, please....time could be against her?!)

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

There is no way the husband (or anyone else) can have her committed on his own. Involuntary commitment requires the participation of medical professionals.

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Johnny G · Answer

She may need to come to grips with this question:  does she need mental help?  Most people with mental health issues don't realize it and are in denial.  Could be the guy is an upstanding person who recognizes that this wife is mentally ill and he is trying whatever steps he can take to get her some help.  

If not, and he's doing this as a way to get even for something or some other malicious reason, the other responses are correct...he'll need a medical professional to support the decision.

Anonymous · Answer

Find a friend or a lawyer you trust, and give that person a medical power of attorney to make decisions for you in the event that you are unable to make them yourself. If you are ruled incompetent, then that person, not your husband, will be able to make those decisions for you.

In any case, it's just not that easy - the institution would have to be convinced that she is ill, or the police or other responsible party would need to be convinced she is likely to harm herself. I don't think this is something to really worry about.

BetteBoop · Answer

Go to a women's shelter and tell them the situation that you are in. They should let you stay there for your protection and also set you up with an attorney. It is a crime to fraudulently have a person committed and I'll bet once his "friend" finds out that he/she could do jail time for lying for him they will change their story real quick like. Good Luck

Sam · Answer

It will depend on the country you^H^H^H she lives in, but in most countries the husband won't be able to have her admitted to a psychiatric hospital without a psychiatrist/doctor there examining her and deciding what is best for her needs.

Certainly it's illegal for anyone to detain a person against their will without legal authority.

It might help if you say what country you live in.

chris a · Answer

Get a a restraining order against the husband. Also she does not have to go with him. in my state in order to get someone committed you have to prove that they are mentally unfit in court or prove that they are a danger to her self or others. having dealt with a roommate that was schizophrenic.

Rachel M · Answer

Unless that "other person" is a psychiatrist or medical doctor, she doesn't have anything to worry about.  

Other than the fact that she is obviously a paranoid schizophrenic.

Anonymous · Answer

call the cops

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