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IN RE J.K.

No. 990260.

599 N.W.2d 337 (1999)

1999 ND 182

In the INTEREST OF J.K., a/k/a W.J. M.K., Petitioner and Appellee, v. J.K., a/k/a W.J., Respondent and Appellant.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

September 8, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen M. Koppy, State's Attorney, Mandan, N.D., for petitioner and appellee.

Gregory Ian Runge, Bismarck, N.D., for respondent and appellant.

SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] J.K., also known as W.J., appeals a treatment order committing him to the North Dakota State Hospital for ninety days. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for a hearing on whether a less restrictive treatment alternative to involuntary hospitalization exists.

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[¶ 2] On July 2, 1999, J.K. threatened to commit suicide. He made these threats to his mother, the petitioner in this action. That day, his mother...

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