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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hello,
My mom lives in Georgia with my sibling (50 years old). My sister has mental illness and it is getting worse. A neighbor called me tonight saying that they can hear my sister screaming at my mom but also talking about things that are not real. The neighbor called the mental crisis line but when they called my mom back to let her know they were coming, my mom canceled the crisis unit from coming out. I live here.

[b]I believe my sister needs to be hospitalized, get on medication and continued therapy.[/b] Does anyone know how I start this process because my sister will not do this willingly.

Do I need to find a family lawyer in Georgia?

Just trying to figure out what I need to do.[/quote]

Only a doctor's "belief" regarding whether or not your sister needs to be hospitalized is relevant to that point, and that is only going to be the case against her will if she is found to be an immediate danger to herself or others. And as for the  "on medication" or in "continued therapy" stuff -- well, that is up to your sister. This is the US, we don't force that on people.

If you think elder abuse is going on, you need to deal with that via the appropriate channels. If it does not rise to that level -- they are adults. And adults choose to live together in dysfunctional situations all the time. So ... you would be getting "a family lawyer" to what end exactly?

You can talk to your family, try to figure out how you can help and/or support. But I'm guessing from your post you either don't want to do that or are incapable, hence your desire to jump to "a family lawyer." [/quote]

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