Martell v. L.D.

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] L.D. appealed a district court order requiring him to undergo treatment for chemical dependence. We affirm.

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[¶ 2] L.D.’s mother (“Petitioner”) petitioned the district court to have L.D. involuntarily treated because he was chemically dependent and posed a serious risk of harm to himself. The petition stated L.D. had previously been in treatment for alcohol abuse, had been drinking daily to intoxication, and had not been taking his medication for diabetes and Wernicke’s Syndrome. Petitioner was worried L.D. would “die or go into a diabetic coma” without…