Legal Opinion
K.G. v. Meredith
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 8, 2012No. A132087PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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BRUINIERS, J.
—Petitioners K.G. and Donna H. were determined to be gravely disabled persons under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (LPS Act) (Well. & Inst. Code, § 5000 et seq.)1 and were subject to conservatorships. Orders establishing the conservatorships divested them of the right to make their own decisions on medical treatment for their grave disabilities, including involuntary administration of antipsychotic medication. (§ 5357, subd. (d); hereafter, section 5357(d).) Together with the California Association of Mental Health Patients’ Rights Advocates (CAMHPRA; collectively,…
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