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Whether criminal or family lawyers deal with suicidal cases depends on the particular situation. The law would ensure that the person seeks treatment to prevent another attempt, and issue orders to minimize impact on the people around the suicidal person, such as children.

Attempted suicide is not a criminal offence in the sense of deserving jail time as punishment. Normally, the law grants ordinary citizens certain liberty to act and make decisions, but such freedom assumes rationality. By the suicide attempt, the person demonstrated to the court that he is not rational as expected. The court would then look to determine action. If the court understands that the person was merely overwhelmed by circumstances, they may order treatment. If the incapacity is deemed more permanent, other measures may be taken. These measures would be in the protection of the person, protection of people around the suicidal person, and finally in the protection of the state. The first two protections are obvious, but the state needs to be protected in the sense that suicidal people may spend resources (police attention, medical services, others) which are spent rarely by ordinary people but suicidal people may spend repetitively, even abusively.

You ask if a mother who survives an attempted suicide deserves to be with her kids again. Such words would be used by a lawyer trying to induce guilt on the unsuspecting. A mother's right to see her children is not eliminated by a suicide attempt as such. What the court would look for is whether the underlying mental condition that produced the suicide attempt may have an impact on the children development. On such basis, contact may be denied, never on the suicide attempt as such.

You ask if suicide attempt is a punishable by law. The real answer is mostly not. The court would ensure the suicidal person gets treatment. That said, there maybe circumstances where the court may punish a suicide attempt. I should point out that most suicidal people seek treatment on their own. Most people under those circumstances would handle the issue discreetly, and the courts may never hear about it. A minority of real suicide people would be seen by the courts. Then, there is another set of people, who are not really suicidal. They pretend to be suicidal as a way to manipulate the people around them. A person may be what I call not a real mental adult, and cannot deal diplomatically with others. These people may try to play the pity card, pity that is deserved by real suicides, but not by them. This is more common than expected. If the courts decides such is the situation, there may be punishment.

Although attempting suicide, and the act thereof is actually considered a criminal offense, it is viewed upon as attempted murder, even if it is yourself to yourself committing the act.

Although in most jurisdictions it isn't enforced, it is more so viewed as a cry for help, or of mental defect.

Generally speaking this is a matter for Family law.

Does a mother deserve to be with her children after such an attempt? As long as she is stable and of no longer a threat to herself or others, addressed the issues in her life that planted the seeds to commit the aforementioned act, then yes! However, if it hasn't been addressed, then obviously no!

Punishment? Should there be any? But that would be up to a court to decide if criminal charges were filed.

Someone once told me, "The person that has nothing to live for, has failed time and time again in life, and tries to commit suicide, and can't even do that right?! ....." Think about it! Draw your own conclusions.

A lawyer is a lawyer! They specialize in criminal, civil, corporate, and family law. Any Lawyer if licensed by the bar in that state can practice any type of law in that state. It takes a person under great stress or depression to try to commit suicide. Yes, with the proper mental health treatment, a mother should be reunited with her children. Why should she be punished for being depressed. You sound like one heartless individual.

The actual suicide attempt is handled by Criminal courts, as many states consider it against the law to attempt suicide. I know, I went through that. Then, the family courts may or may not intrject their feelings with regards to custody of children, questioning your stability to raise and care for the children. With me, I was placed, under court order, in a rehab center, children sent to father for custodial care until I completed treatment. This was in the State of Florida, but I believe it is against the law in many states also to attempt suicide.

Personally, the Government decides way too many "Policies" and so-called laws that are an invasion of our personal rights. One, being suicide attempts. After all, if we cannot make decisions with regards to our own bodies and lives, then where is this so-called freedom? WE might as well move to Russia or change our law from Democracy to Tyranny, which is truly the way it is here in the U.S. If you dont believe me, just read the laws and god forbig, get charged with anything criminally. You will remove all doubt regarding Justicee and Fairness in these United States.

Suicide is against the law. If the person survives they can be fined or face criminal prosecution. Yes after help she deserves to see her kids again but she should be forced into some mental help.

Well she did try to kill herself and thats a criminal ofence most of the time they won't make the person serve anytime for attempting they won't even take that to court. However if the father of the children fights for custody of the kids and says their mother is suicidal legally he will probably get custody if he can prove that. The mother can still fight for visitation more then likely she will get supervised visitation. The mother can go to a theripist and talk to them and then she can go back to court and say it was depression and she's not anti-depressionts. If she can get the theripst to testify that she is no longer harm to herself or her kids. The judge will probably send her to parenting classes and more then likely once she has completed them she can slowly start to see her kids alone. I would never say that a parent doesn't deserve to see her kids thats like saying the kids don't deserve to know who their parents are or who created them.

Since you were apparently born yesterday, the press comments on and seeks comments things they know nothing about all the time. If they don't have any facts to report, they go for opinions instead. If you are watching MSNBC and FoxNews, most of the programs on those shows are talk shows giving opinions rather than news shows. These news interviews don't have a bearing on the case--court cases are based on the facts presented in court, and often the attorneys try to exclude jurors who have heard too much about a case in the media to remove that influence. Nothing new in the criminal system, and nobody has suspended the first amendment.

As far as I know attempting suicide is only against God's law. A mother who attempts suicide is not likely to harm her children. If she was, she would have killed them first. Her problems are psychological not criminal.

Actually its a crime to commit suicide. Well she may well have to spend time in a mental hospital and after that it would seem would depend on her recovery if any if she would get the kids or would need more help.

No, she should receive therapy.....Attempted suicides are a cry for help....If you punish someone in this state of mind, they will surely attempt suicide again...These people NEED help, not punishment....