Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

Long story short; my son who is 26 lives with his mom and I. He started doing heavy drugs around 2 years ago and we have tried drug rehab numerous times and he always leaves too early and comes back home. He is tearing our family apart. The drugs have totally rewired his brain and he is delusional psychotic. He thinks that everyone is a drug dealer and is out to get him and he has alarms on all his windows in his room and keeps his door locked at all times. He goes to a drug rehab clinic everyday to get methadone and it makes him sleep all day along with doing other numerous drugs. He has a psychiatrist but he doesn't see how my son really is. Almost as if my son acts sane around the doctor and tricks him. We want him in a lockdown rehab facility where he cannot get out on his own accord. he needs serious drug rehab and mental help. How can we go about getting him into such a place is my question. Please help; my wife and I are at our wits end.


Asked on 9/20/10, 2:51 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Keith Engelke Law Office of S. Keith Engelke

My suggestion is that you first find such a place and figure out how you can afford the costs of getting your son treated there. If your son will not accept treatment voluntarily, see an attorney about having a guardianship declared.

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Answered on 9/25/10, 7:23 pm


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