Interest of K.L.S

OPINION

Justice FITZGERALD.

We decide whether post-trial motions pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 227.1 must be filed in order to preserve issues for appeal in matters arising under the Mental Health Procedures Act (MHPA), 50 P.S. §§ 7101-7503. We hold post-trial motions were not required under the circumstances of this case, and therefore vacate and remand.

On January 5, 2006, the Meadows Psychiatric Center sought the involuntary commitment to inpatient treatment of appellant K.L.S. by a petition filed pursuant to Section 303 of the MHPA.1 A Mental *1246Health Review Officer (MHRO)…