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IN RE ANDERSON

No. 5074-1.

17 Wn. App. 690 (1977)

564 P.2d 1190

In the Matter of the Guardianship of SHEILA ANDERSON. SHEILA ANDERSON, Petitioner, v. DORA ANDERSON, Respondent.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.

May 31, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

MacDonald, Hoague & Bayless, Kenneth A. MacDonald, and Richard Emery, for petitioner.

Sweet & Dussault and William L.E. Dussault, for respondent.

FARRIS, C.J.

Sheila Anderson appeals from an order of the Superior Court, entered pursuant to a petition from her guardian, placing her in Fairfax Hospital for a 30-day "evaluation" period.

The appeal raises the narrow question of whether RCW 72.23.070(4) may be used by a limited guardian, acting pursuant to RCW 11.92.040, to obtain residential mental health care for a nonconsenting ward. We hold that it may not...

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