Legal Opinion
In re T.C.F.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided February 18, 1987No. 85-797PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, Justice.
Proceedings for the involuntary hospitalization of the respondent, T.C.F., began on April 22, 1985, when his sister filed an application under Iowa Code section 229.6 (1985). On the same date, the district court found probable cause to believe the respondent was seriously mentally impaired and likely to injure himself or others if allowed to remain at liberty. See Iowa Code § 229.11. It ordered that the respondent be immediately confined in a local hospital until the hearing on the application, which was set for April 24.
The preliminary physician’s examination under section…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Matter of OseingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
3Cited by4 opinions
- In the Interest of J.P.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1998
- In Re the Marriage of HutchinsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1999
- In the Matter of R.S., Alleged to Be Seriously Mentally Impaired R.S.Court of Appeals of Iowa · 2015
- Matter of TCFSupreme Court of Iowa · 1987