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Miami-Dade & South Florida | Marchman Act & Guardianship<\/p>

Helping Families Navigate Involuntary Treatment for Addiction in Florida<\/h1>

Robinson Casey focuses on Marchman Act petitions and guardianship matters for families in Miami-Dade, South Florida and across the state.<\/p>

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Why families contact Robinson Casey<\/h2>\n

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Serving families across South Florida and throughout Florida<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Casey III, Esq. \u00b7 Published November 4, 2026<\/p>\n\n

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When Your Adult Child Has Nowhere Safe to Go<\/h2>\n

Florida’s Marchman Act is a court process that can order an adult with addiction into treatment, even when that adult does not agree. For a homeless adult child, it is one of the main legal routes to explore.<\/p>\n

If you are searching for homeless adult addiction involuntary treatment Florida options, you have probably been here before. Maybe it was the overdose call, the hospital discharge, or the shelter that would not take your child back.<\/p>\n

Now you don’t know where your child is sleeping tonight. Your fears are specific. You fear an overdose that ends in death. You fear jail. You fear your child will live on the street with no way out. Under all of it sits the loss of hope that anything will work.<\/p>\n

This page explains the legal options Florida gives a family in your position and what a court looks at. It cannot promise any result. Whether a petition succeeds depends on the facts, and the court makes that decision.<\/p>\n\n

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If your child has no safe place to sleep and the overdoses keep coming, you can bring those facts to our team before the next crisis. Talk it through with our team — the first consultation is free, confidential, and carries no obligation.<\/p>

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What Florida’s Marchman Act Covers for an Adult<\/h2>\n

It allows voluntary admission and court-ordered assessment, stabilization and treatment, according to the Florida Department of Children and Families<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Voluntary treatment means your child agrees to go. Involuntary treatment means a judge orders it after a court process. Your child’s refusal alone doesn’t decide the case.<\/p>\n

Under \u00a7 397.675<\/a>, one test is whether your child has lost the power of self-control with respect to substance abuse. The statute also says a mere refusal of services is not, by itself, evidence of impaired judgment. Fla. Stat. \u00a7 397.675<\/a> reads: “(b) Without care or treatment, is likely to suffer from neglect or refuse to care for himself or herself; that such neglect or refusal poses a real and present threat of substantial harm to his or her well-being; and that it is not apparent that such harm may be avoided through the help of willing, able, and responsible family members or friends or the provision of other services, or there is substantial likelihood that the person has inflicted, or threatened to or attempted to inflict, or, unless admitted, is likely to inflict, physical harm on himself, herself, or another.”<\/p>\n

The Baker Act is a different law. It addresses mental health crises. Your facts decide which law fits.<\/p>\n

Robinson Casey limits its practice to Marchman Act petitions and guardianship matters, serving families across South Florida and statewide.<\/p>\n

Who Can File a Petition and What It Must Show<\/h2>\n

Any relative can file a Marchman Act petition for an adult, and that includes a parent. Under \u00a7 397.68112<\/a>, a spouse, legal guardian, service provider, or adult with direct personal knowledge of the impairment may also file. For homeless adult addiction involuntary treatment Florida cases, a family member is often the one who files.<\/p>\n

The petition must name your child and you, and explain how you are related. It must also give the reasons you believe your child is impaired and has lost self-control.<\/p>\n

The judge looks for facts, not labels. Build your record with these items:<\/p>\n