A.B. v. Y.Z.

KITCHENS, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. A.B. appeals an order of the chancery court committing him to the East Mississippi State Hospital for involuntary treatment for substance abuse. The order was the result of a petition for commitment filed by his brother, Y.Z. We affirm, finding that once A.B. had admitted the allegations of his brother’s petition, he had waived his right to a hearing, and the petition, after that point,- could not be dismissed upon agreement of the parties.

*738Facts and Procedural History

¶ 2. On June 26, 2009, A.B.’s brother, Y.Z., filed a “Petition and Affidavit for…