Legal Opinion
In re Bear
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Dauphin County
Decided December 2, 1999No. 3101 S 1999Published
1Opinion of the Court
TURGEON, J.,
The issue presented is whether this court should involuntarily commit Steven Bear, a profoundly retarded adult who has resided at a state center for 44 years, into a community residential program against the vehement objections of his parent-guardians, Leon and Lillian Bear. The commitment is sought by the Dauphin County Mental Health/ Mental Retardation case management unit, which argues he must be transferred to the community residential program as the “least restrictive alternative.”
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Steven Bear, currently 47 years old, was bom March 6, 1952 in Dauphin County…
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