In re D.L.B.

¶1 D.L.B. appeals the order of the Tenth Judicial District Court, Fergus County, recommitting him to the Montana Mental Health Nursing Care Center (Nursing Care Center) for a period of up to one year. We conclude the order’s factual findings are deficient and remand for entry of an amended order in compliance with the express requirements of §§ 53-21-127 and -128(1)(d), MCA.

Did the District Court’s findings of fact meet the statutory requirements regarding alternative placement options?

BACKGROUND

¶2 D.L.B. has suffered from paranoid schizophrenia since his diagnosis at age 22 following a…