CAUSENO.________________________
§ INTHEPROBATECOURT
§
§ OF
§
THESTATEOFTEXAS
FORTHEBESTINTEREST
ANDPROTECTIONOF
§ DENTONCOUNTY,TEXAS
WAIVEROFRIGHTTOCROSSEXAMINEWITNESSANDOFEVIDENCEOFARECENTOVERTACTOR
CONTINUINGPATTERNORBEHAVIORATHEARINGONCOURTORDEREDMENTALHEALTHSERVICES
We,theundersignedProposedPatientandAttorneyrepresenti ngsaidProposedPatientintheabove‐
referencedcause,herebywaivetherighttocross‐examinewitnessesandfilesamewiththeCourt.
Accordingly,attheHearingontheApplicationforCourt‐OrderedMentalHealthServices,theCourtmay
admitintoevidencetheCertificateofMedicalExaminationforMentalIllnessbasedonexaminations
conductedwithinthepreceding30days,and,ifsoadmitted,theCertificatesshallconstitutecompetent
medicalorpsychiatrictestimonyandtheCourtmaymakeitsfindingsonthebasisoftheseCertificates.
Wefurtherwaiveevidenceofeitherarecentovertactoracontinuingpatternofbehavior,ineither
case,tendingtoconfirmthelikelihoodofseriousharmtoothersortome,theProposedPatient,ormy
distressanddeteriorationofabilitytofunction.
SIGNEDANDENTEREDTHIS_______dayof___________________,20___.
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GuardianofProposedPatient
(Ifapply)
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Proposed
Patient
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Attorney
forProposedPatient