Posted on 11/02/2004 1:00:33 PM PST by weegee
A quick search in the Texas code makes it clear that retarded children are often (if not always) are judicially committed to State Schools. A cursory search did not find "voluntary commitment," and I did not look for Adult commitment information. Clearly, an adult person with this issue probably could not commit himself, because he would necessarily not have the capacity.
I hope a lawyer from Texas can get better information than this.
DG
§ 55.02. MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION JURISDICTION. For the purpose of initiating proceedings to order mental health or mental retardation services for a child or for commitment of a child as provided by this chapter, the juvenile court has jurisdiction of proceedings under Subtitle C or D, Title 7, Health and Safety Code.
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