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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The petition shall be in substantially the following form:
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In the Superior Court of the State of California |
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for the County of __________ |
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______________________________________________________________ |
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The People of the State of California |
No. __________ |
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Concerning |
Petition for |
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____________________________ and
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Evaluation |
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______________________________________________________________ |
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Respondents
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______________________________________________________________ |
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__________, residing at __________ (tel. __________), being duly sworn, alleges: That there is now in the county, in the City or Town of _______________, a person named __________, who resides at ____________, and who is, as a result of mental disorder: |
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(1) A danger to others. |
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(2) A danger to himself or herself. |
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(3) Gravely disabled as defined in subdivision (h) of Section 5008 of the Welfare and Institutions Code (Strike out all inapplicable classifications). |
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That the person is ____ years of age; that __ the person is _____ (sex); and that __ the person is _____ (single, married, widowed, or divorced); and that ________ occupation is _______________. |
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That the facts upon which the allegations of the petition are based are as follows: That __ the person, at __________ in the county, on the ______ day of __________, 20__, |
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That petitioner's interest in the case is _______________________________________________________ |
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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That the person responsible for the care, support, and maintenance of the person, and their relationship to the person are, so far as known to the petitioner, as follows: (Give names, addresses, and relationship of persons named as respondents) |
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Wherefore, petitioner prays that evaluation be made to determine the condition of __________, alleged, as a result of mental disorder, to be a danger to others, or to himself or herself, or to be gravely disabled. |
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_________________________________________________ |
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Petitioner
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this ____ day of __________ 20__. |
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_________________, Clerk of the Court |
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By ______________________________ Deputy |
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 5205 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/welfare-and-institutions-code/wic-sect-5205/
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