In the Interest of B.L.H.

Summary

The North Dakota Supreme Court affirmed an order authorizing involuntary treatment with prescribed medication. The court held that the district court’s findings under N.D.C.C. § 25-03.1-18.1 were not clearly erroneous and that ordering medication did not constitute an abuse of discretion, summarily affirming under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(2) and (4).

Holdings

1. The district court’s findings that B.L.H. was mentally ill and a person requiring treatment were not clearly erroneous.
2. The district court did not abuse its discretion by ordering involuntary treatment with prescribed medication after finding the statutory requirements satisfied.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the district court clearly erred in finding B.L.H. mentally ill and a person requiring treatment.
2. Whether the district court abused its discretion by ordering involuntary treatment with prescribed medication after finding the statutory factors satisfied.

Disposition

affirmed