Lee County Alcohol and Other Drug Services

Marchman Act Addiction Treatment helps you and your loved ones find court ordered drug and alcohol treatment under the Marchman Act and Baker Act in the Lee County, FL cities listed below: 

• Alva, Boca Grande
• Bokeelia
• Bonita Springs
• Cape Coral
• Captiva, Estero
• Fort Myers
• Fort Myers Beach
• Lehigh Acres
• North Fort Myers
• Pineland
• Saint James City
• Sanibel

If you are considering filing for the Marchman Act in Lee County, Florida, you will start the process with the Lee County Clerk of Court. These petitions for involuntary addiction treatment require that the individual or the petitioner has the ability to pay for assessment and treatment. If there is no ability to pay through insurance or other means, check for the availability of state-funded rehabs in Florida.

You will need to obtain an adult or minor packet of paperwork for the Marchman Act in Florida from the Lee County Clerk of Court, which will typically contain:

• One Petition for Involuntary Assessment and Stabilization
• One Ex-Parte Petition for Emergency Involuntary Assessment and Stabilization
• One Chapter 397 Petition for Involuntary Treatment

To get started on the process of a Lee County Marchman Act Petition, contact:

Lee County Clerk of Court

2115 Second Street 

Fort Myers, FL 33902 

239-533-5000