@EarlVanDorn What happens when the family has ulterior motives for commitment? Back when forcible commitment was a lot easier, it was commonly used as a means of disposing of people you don’t like or exerting control through threats to have one committed if they don’t obey. There is a reason it’s so hard to do today.
Also, what happens if I’m estranged from my family? How much influence should my mother have to try and get me committed when I don’t have a relationship with my mother and want her out of my life? Even if she were worried about my mental state in the future, does that override the fact that I stopped associating with her when I was clear of mind and want her to have no input in medical or funeral decisions? How does the law seperate being estranged because of illness or drug use and being estranged because parts of my family are overwhelmingly toxic?
I am very concerned at the idea of giving relatives greater ability to have people committed.