The criteria I would you use to make this decision would be by how critical the situation is and the risk that it causes for my client. Those risks can be in the form of physical or mental harm. My first priority is to assess Betsy and get her into a safe environment. Betsy’s mental health will be evaluated so that a course of action can take place and her mental well-being can be increased. This is not only due to her chronic mental illness but can be attributed to the mental harm in which she has endured. This was caused by the manipulation and sexual abuse that engulfed her life prior to this …show more content…
An important factor that should not be overlooked is the fraudulent behavior that has taken place that is partially funding her future rental costs. I put her safety above her legal issues due to my criteria preciously listed. While this kind of behavior is not condoned, it can be stopped at this point in time and dealt with after Betsy is in a safer environment where she can make more rational decisions. Once Betsy has been admitted into the mental health facility, I will make her behavior known to the legal system. During that time, I will plea for an agreement that helps my client continue her treatment as well as pay her debt back to society. That will consist of Betsy living within the mental health facility while completing acts of community