MATTER OF COMMITMENT OF G.C.

DOCKET NO. MECC-0368-21.

279 A.3d 495 (2021)

473 N.J. Super. 244

In the MATTER OF the Civil COMMITMENT OF G.C.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division.

Decided: May 17, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Amantia , Assistant County Counsel, argued for the Mercer County Adjuster ( Paul A. Adezio , Mercer County Adjuster, attorney).

Renee Bissonnette , Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued for G.C. ( Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, attorney).


The legal question presented is whether an application for involuntary civil commitment may be granted without knowing the date of admission to the hospital. For the reasons that follow, the court finds that the application must be granted.

Applications for involuntary civil commitment must be sent by the applicable

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