I would have to go back and find another article, but her public defender thinks she's not competent to understand what is actually happening. In the times she has been in court, she has mostly complained about the amount of papers and summons she has received, and has threatened suicide if they keep sending her letters/serving her paperwork. Her communication has been described as "erratic" so there may be something mental health related going on here that is preventing her from actually understanding the seriousness of what is going on. I will update this post when I find the article in question.

EDIT: https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article272657405.h...

"Tofflemire’s filing stated, “She has not acknowledged the existence of her own medical condition. Because counsel is bound to represent the respondent’s stated interest, a guardian ad litem would be able to provide representation of her best interests, which are not currently clear.

A guardian ad litem is defined by Washington courts as “an individual appointed by the court to represent the best interests of a child or incapacitated person involved in a case in Superior Court."

The filing added that when “the respondent has joined proceedings, she has spoken out of turn with rapid, disorganized speech.”

It noted, “She has primarily focused on how she dislikes papers coming to her home, and not the import of the process in which she finds herself. She has repeatedly threatened suicide in relationship to papers being served upon her home.”

(Emphasis mine)