Petition

  1. Law
  2. Arkansas Code
  3. Public Health and Welfare
  4. Mental Health
  5. Sterilization of Mentally Incompetent Persons
  6. Sterilization Pursuant to Petition
  7. Petition

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  1. (a) A guardian, in the case of an adult who is an alleged incompetent person, or a parent or guardian, in the case of a minor who is an alleged incompetent person, may petition the court for the sterilization, under this chapter, of an alleged incompetent.

  2. (b) The petition shall state and allege the following:

    1. (1) The name, age, sex, residence, and post office address of the alleged incompetent person;

    2. (2) The name, residence, and post office address of any guardians of the person who is an alleged incompetent person;

    3. (3) The names and addresses, so far as known or can reasonably be ascertained, of the persons most closely related to the alleged incompetent by blood or marriage;

    4. (4) The name and address of any person or institution having the care and custody of the alleged incompetent person; and

    5. (5) That the alleged incompetent person is incompetent, as defined in § 20-49-101(3).


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