bad_situation
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA. The actual question is in the last paragraph by the way.
My girlfriend was being stalked by a man she did not personally know who found her home phone number and kept leaving her messages. She ignored him for a while until the messages started to get more and more demanding (i.e. "If you don't return my call, than you are an idiot"). She was tired of it and finally picked up the phone and told the guy to stop harassing her and hung up. He responded by waiting for her outside of her house, threatening her life, and finally hitting her (she has four neighbors who are third-party witnesses to all of this).
She called the cops but they said the DA wouldn't pursue anything until she got a restraining order against him. As her boyfriend, I was very frustrated about the whole situation and the police officer's (understandable) reluctance to pursue. As such, within several hours of the incident, I found out where he lives and decided to stop by to talk to him. It was very clear within several minutes that he has a serious mental disorder. He threatened to get a gun and kill both me and my girlfriend and was screaming completely random and paranoid things that made no sense. More importantly, he threatened to harm my girlfriend several times.
I did some digging and found out he is 26 years old and he lives with his younger brother and younger sister (the house is in his father's name - the father does not live in town). His brother knows about his older brother's mental problems and is also very afraid for his younger 18-year old sister's safety. He wants to see his older brother get some mental help as the older brother is refusing any treatment. The younger brother simply does not know what to do and doesn't know where to go for help.
My girlfriend already got a restraining order, but I am now sympathetic to that older brother (and still afraid for her safety). I want to help this guy undergo psychological evaluation to determine how he can be helped.
From reading up on the topic, I believe that, since he is technically not an "immediate" threat to anyone, the correct body of law that would apply here is WIC Section 5200 (please see: CA Codes (wic:5200-5213)).
Is there a sample form out there that I can fill out for this case? Is there anything else I should attach to the form? Where I would submit the form? Thank you!
P.S. I do apologize if this is the incorrect section. I've thought for a while and wasn't completely certain of the appropriate forum to put this under.
My girlfriend was being stalked by a man she did not personally know who found her home phone number and kept leaving her messages. She ignored him for a while until the messages started to get more and more demanding (i.e. "If you don't return my call, than you are an idiot"). She was tired of it and finally picked up the phone and told the guy to stop harassing her and hung up. He responded by waiting for her outside of her house, threatening her life, and finally hitting her (she has four neighbors who are third-party witnesses to all of this).
She called the cops but they said the DA wouldn't pursue anything until she got a restraining order against him. As her boyfriend, I was very frustrated about the whole situation and the police officer's (understandable) reluctance to pursue. As such, within several hours of the incident, I found out where he lives and decided to stop by to talk to him. It was very clear within several minutes that he has a serious mental disorder. He threatened to get a gun and kill both me and my girlfriend and was screaming completely random and paranoid things that made no sense. More importantly, he threatened to harm my girlfriend several times.
I did some digging and found out he is 26 years old and he lives with his younger brother and younger sister (the house is in his father's name - the father does not live in town). His brother knows about his older brother's mental problems and is also very afraid for his younger 18-year old sister's safety. He wants to see his older brother get some mental help as the older brother is refusing any treatment. The younger brother simply does not know what to do and doesn't know where to go for help.
My girlfriend already got a restraining order, but I am now sympathetic to that older brother (and still afraid for her safety). I want to help this guy undergo psychological evaluation to determine how he can be helped.
From reading up on the topic, I believe that, since he is technically not an "immediate" threat to anyone, the correct body of law that would apply here is WIC Section 5200 (please see: CA Codes (wic:5200-5213)).
Is there a sample form out there that I can fill out for this case? Is there anything else I should attach to the form? Where I would submit the form? Thank you!
P.S. I do apologize if this is the incorrect section. I've thought for a while and wasn't completely certain of the appropriate forum to put this under.