By law in chapter 394, the hospital only has 12 hours after there is no medical emergency to transfer her to a receiving facility designated by...

Mental hospital lied and said I had a Proxy guardian who was my dad and forced drugged due to that lie. Dad was not proxy.Remedy

There are rules regarding forcing drugs and a court appointed proxy in psychiatric hospitals. It is unclear to me why you would expect to get court...

Psychiatrists denied me Pain meds during a civil baker act and proper treatment prescribed by real doctors.

I think I know what you mean by "real" doctors, but unlike psychologists, psychiatrist are "real" doctors. (They are MDs). You need to get the...

Baker acted, Released to Real Hospital, Consented legally to surgery then recommitted illegally. Course of action? remedy?

There are some irregularities here. Often a release from a mental hospital is an administrative release, not a "real" discharge. (You may have...

I need to know the legality of the baker act that was imposed on me and the negligent treatment I received for four days.

Please call me. There is a "12 hour rule" requiring transfer within 12 hours.

I had my wife baker acted

Please call my direct number. Although you provided information that led to your wife's "Baker Act," technically only a physician, a law...

My daughter is detained against her will in facility that grossly misrepresented their services. Baker Acted on unfounded ground

I am familiar with the facility RPBH in Jacksonville. You are correct that Chapter 394 of the Florida Statutes governs Baker Acts. Unfortunately,...

My husband was baker acted 2 or so weeks ago and he thought he was getting out but found out he was baker acted again,

You will be provided a lawyer when a petition is submitted by the hospital to the court That lawyer (assistant public defender) will fight to have...

How can i obtain an attorney to represent me in a bakers act that was false?

bakeractlawyer.com provides general answers. You are not specific about whether your ex called the police or went in front of a judge. There is...

Can i sue a! Family med. Dr. For discussing my medical care in front of a room full of employees at my prior work ?

I agree with the answers. If you decide to complain (OCR doesn't sue on your behalf), the OCR office for Florida is in Atlanta: Office for Civil...