In re T.P.

¶1 T.P. appeals from the order entered by the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County, recommitting her to the Montana Developmental Center (MDC).

¶2 T.P. presents numerous issues and sub-issues pertaining to the appropriate standard of proof. However, as the Court has determined that the dispositive issue on appeal is whether the record contains sufficient evidence to sustain the District Court’s conclusion of law that T.P. is seriously developmentally disabled, we address only this issue.

¶3 T.P. is a developmentally disabled woman. In January 2006, the State of Montana’s…