Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach County, FL cities listed below: 

• Belle Glade
• Boca Raton
• Boynton Beach
• Canal Point
• Delray Beach
• Greenacres
• Jupiter
• Lake Harbor
• Lake Worth
• Loxahatchee
• North Palm Beach
• Pahokee
• Palm Beach
• Palm Beach Gardens
• South Bay
• Wellington
• West Palm Beach

If you are ready to get started with a Marchman Act petition in Palm Beach County, Florida, you can work with an attorney or file the paperwork yourself. The Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller for Palm Beach County has the paperwork you will need to seek involuntary addiction treatment for someone you care about.

If the individual named in the petition can afford to pay for their own treatment, or if you are willing to do so, the Court is more likely to grant the petitions. State-funded rehabs in Florida have limited capacity for involuntary assessment and treatment, so consider funding before you file.

The Clerk of Court will provide a packet for filing under the Marchman Act in Florida. These are different for minors and adults, and will include:

• An emergency Chapter 397 Ex-Parte Petition for Involuntary Assessment and Stabilization
• A standard Petition for Involuntary Assessment and Stabilization
• A Chapter 397 Petition for Involuntary Treatment, to be used if the assessment determines there is need for treatment

For more information on Palm Beach County filings, contact:

Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller

205 N. Dixie Highway 

West Palm Beach, FL

561-355-2996