In re A.M.

¶1 A.M. appeals from an order of the Sixth Judicial District Court, Park County, granting the State’s petition for the involuntary commitment of A.M. We reverse.

¶2 A restatement of the dispositive issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred when it issued a commitment order without obtaining from A.M. an intentional and knowing waiver of his procedural rights as required by § 53-21-119(1), MCA.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶3 A.M. is a 45-year-old male with a history of mental illness and attempted suicide. On July 13, 2013, A.M. voluntarily checked into Hope House in Bozeman,…