In Re Mh 2008-002596

OPINION

BARKER, Judge.

¶ 1 Appellant seeks relief from an order of commitment for involuntary mental health treatment. We address in this opinion the qualifications for acquaintance witnesses pursuant to A-izona Revised Statutes (“AR.S.”) section 36-539 (2009). Appellant requests that we establish an arbitrary number of encounters or minimum period of time over which a witness must have been acquainted with one for whom commitment is sought before the witness may function as an acquaintance witness under the statute. For the following reasons, we reject this request and affirm.

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