LAW ON THE PROTECTION OF MENTAL HEALTH
We have experience in cases relating to the law on the protection of mental health. The Law Office of Piotr Stączek offers legal advice as well as other legal services, such as drafting motions. At the client's request, we may handle the entire court proceedings from start to finish, including appeals against court decisions. We also offer legal assistance in matters relating to access to medical records and consultations with doctors. The types of cases we handle include:
1. Cases relating to admission to a mental hospital
- petitions for consent to the admission to a mental hospital of a minor over 16 years of age capable of giving their consent to being admitted to such a hospital
- petitions for consent to the admission to a mental hospital of a totally legally incapacitated person capable of giving their consent to being admitted to such a hospital
- petitions for consent to the admission to a mental hospital of a person incapable of giving their consent to being admitted to such a hospital
- petitions for affirming the legitimacy of the admission to a mental hospital of a person mentally ill without their consent to being admitted to such a hospital
- petitions for affirming the legitimacy of the admission to a mental hospital of a person posing a direct threat to their own life or health or the life or health of others
2. Cases involving discharge from a mental hospital
- petitions for an order of discharge from a mental hospital
3. Cases involving admission to a nursing home
- petitions for the admission to a nursing home of a mentally ill person without their consent
- petitions for the admission to a nursing home of a disabled person without their consent
- petitions for the admission to a nursing home of a person incapable of giving their consent to it
4. Cases involving leaving a nursing home
- petitions for a change of a decision on the admission to a nursing home
5. Other cases
- petitions for appointing a guardian for a person in a mental hospital.