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IN RE MICHAEL D.

No. 1-98-1730.

713 N.E.2d 724 (1999)

306 Ill. App.3d 25

239 Ill.Dec. 193

In re MICHAEL D., Found to Be a Person Subject to Involuntary Admission (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Michael D., Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

June 21, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Illinois Guardianship & Advocacy Commission, Chicago (Laurel Whitehouse Spahn, of counsel), for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Janet Powers Doyle, Kimberly J. Anderson, Assistant State's Attorneys of counsel), for Appellee.

Presiding Justice SHEILA M. O'BRIEN delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial on a petition for the involuntary commitment of respondent, Michael D., for mental health treatment, the circuit court ordered respondent committed and hospitalized at Chicago-Read Mental Health Center (Chicago-Read) for up to 180 days. Respondent appeals. We reverse.

Respondent is a 74-year-old widower suffering from bipolar disorder whose relationship with his...

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