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Wayne v. P.L.P.

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided December 4, 1996No. Civil No. 960343PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MESCHKE, Justice.

P.L.P. appealed a 90-day forced-hospitalization order for treatment of her chemical dependency on prescription drugs for pain. We affirm.

P.L.P., separated from her husband pending a divorce, voluntarily entered a hospital to evaluate her medication usage for chronic migraine headaches. While there, her estranged husband filed a verified petition on September 19, 1996, that listed the 18 doctors she had seen and the many medicines she had used since January 17, 1996. Her husband identified these medications “either from pill bottles that I have collected, pharmacy receipts,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. In Interest of NyflotNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1983
  2. In Interest of EbertzNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Anderson v. H. M.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
  4. In Interest of NWNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Shannon J. v. R.A.J.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1996

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. In the Interest of M.D.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Interest of N.C.M., D.C.M., and J.J.M.North Dakota Supreme Court · 2013
  3. Krine v. W.J.C.A.North Dakota Supreme Court · 2012
  4. State v. DeFriesNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2012
  5. Interest of PlpNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996

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