PARKER, Judge.
Though respondent has been released, her appeal is not moot. So long as the judgment of involuntary commitment remains unchallenged, potentially adverse collateral consequences may continue. For example, the record discloses a controversy between respondent and her husband over custody of their child, and the judgment here appealed from may well affect the determination of that controversy. Furthermore, the statute expressly provides that appeal may...
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