Video Questions & Answers

What are your rights under the Baker Act?

How long can someone in Florida be held involuntarily?

How to fight the Baker Act?

Why do you need an experienced Baker Act Attorney?

How do I get my child released from a Baker Act facility?

Can you get my loved one out tonight?

Can I threaten a facility or should I just take action?

Do I need to file a Marchman Act and/or a Guardianship instead of a Baker Act?

What is the difference between Baker Act and Marchman Act?

Can we help you to secure your loved one’s release from a Baker Act facility even if the facility has already filed a Petition for Involuntary Placement?

Can I get my right to own a firearm back if I was Marchman or Baker Acted?

Can a medical condition cause my loved one to be Baker Acted?

Is there one thing that is consistent in every lawsuit you file in order to secure someone’s release from a Baker Act facility?

Once the Baker Act facility has filed a petition for involuntary placement, how long does my loved one have to wait to see the judge?

If my loved one is being illegally held under the Baker Act can I file my own Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus?

I want to sue for a wrongful Baker Act, can I?

What do I do if I feel like my rights are being violated?

What are the signs my loved one is not getting released from a Baker Act facility?

Should I wait for a Baker Act hearing?

Can a minor child be Baker Acted and what should I do about it?

Are people working at the Baker Act facility really on my side? (Hint: No)

Can I use the baker act to treat someone who is an alcoholic?

Should I negotiate with my loved one if they have a substance use and/or mental health disorder?

Should I "just wait and see" if my loved one has been Baker Acted?

Is it ok if I just wait to see what happens if my loved one is suffering from a substance use or mental health disorder?

Should I decide against putting my loved one into treatment because I don’t want them to be insulted or offended?

What should I do if after I put my loved into treatment they won’t respond to me?

Is it a good idea to have a Health Care Proxy and/or Power of Attorney drafted?

How does Baker Act work with Mental Health Court?

When your loved one says that this time it will be different or they can do this on their own, should you believe them?

I’m the legal guardian but the Baker facility still won’t release my child, is this legal?

Is it ok to be California Sober?

My loved one has been Baker Acted before and released, so why do I need a lawyer this time?

How long should I wait to get my loved one help?

What is the Bogus Baker Act (BBA)?

Can you stop someone from Baker Acting me?

If I call one the lawyers at Baker Act attorneys can you Baker Act me?

I want to expunge my baker act/marchman act record, how do I do that?

Can I use the Baker Act to treat someone with Alzheimers?

What are the five (5) options when dealing with a loved one who has a substance use and/or mental health disorder?

Is Prayer enough? Prayer can be a powerful tool in helping a loved one with a substance use or mental health disorder, but prayer and and action is even more powerful.

If you're looking to "get rid" of your loved one, can you help me? (No.)

Who should make the decision to get my loved one help?

Will you help me to Baker Act my minor child?

Can a Baker Act Order be extended?

The Baker Act facility has sent me a bill for services rendered, what should I do?

Does the Baker Act authorize outpatient services?

Am I enabling my loved one?

Does this happen to people like us? (of course)

How long does recovery take?

Is my loved one a victim of the CBA (Constructive Baker Act)

What is the 21 day treatment order?

Where will the placement hearing take place?

If my loved one has to attend a placement hearing are they entitled to legal counsel?

What is a ten (10) second Baker Act consult?

Why do I continue refusing to Baker Act my loved one?

If my loved one has been Baker Acted in the past, will they automatically be Baker Acted again if I call the police?

Do I want to be known as a "disappearing family”?

If I’m stuck in a Baker Act facility and I have no one on the outside who can help me, can you get me out?

What are your rights as a mother, father, boyfriend, girlfriend, and/or significant other if your loved one has been Baker Acted?

How does asset protection work with Baker Act and/or death?

How does the Marchman Act work with divorce proceedings?

Can a Marchman Act and Baker Act happen in the same case?

Can a Marchman Act hearing be conducted in your absence?

How does the Marchman Act process work?

How does the Marchman Act relate to a Guardianship?

Can I re-open a Marchman Act case?

Can I file a Marchman Act while someone is being held under a Baker Act?

Should I file a Marchman Act or guardianship if I don’t want my loved one potentially going to jail?

Are the Marchman Act, Baker Act and Guardianship cases 100% confidential?

If I file a marchman act or guardianship will it be a smooth process?

What is the Marchman Act?

What is a guardianship?

What’s better, a Marchman Act or a Guardianship?

Can I file a Marchman Act and Guardianship in the same case?

Guardianship v Baker Act.

Sword v shield, the Marchman Act and Guardianship.

What is a guardian advocate?

If I am applying for a job should I volunteer that I was Baker Acted or Marchman Acted?

Will you file a Baker Act petition for me if I agree to file a Marchman Act and/or guardianship after?

I have a Power of Attorney and/or Health Care Proxy but the Baker Act facility still won’t release my loved one.

How do I get my loved one released from a Baker Act facility?

What you should do if you are in crisis?

What happens with a facility if they keep my loved one beyond the 72 hours?

If we retain your firm to get my loved one out of a Baker Act facility does that mean we’re getting money?

What should I do if the police come banging on your door because you have been Baker Acted?