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Sorry for all the questions... but I have so many. I'm going through a divorce right now and I've got custody of my 3 year old. If my husband finds out about my disorder, he'll try to use it againt me, even take my son. Can that happen? Does anyone know?
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it might benefit you to ask your pdoc and your therapist to write a letter regarding your competency to raise your child.
I won't lie to you, this has happened in my family.
My bro got his kids cause he did pay child support but then ended up with the kids mostly at his place because his wife was unable to handle the stress. Nothing big deal since he had them most of the time anyway but he went to court because he got tired of paying her to keep the kids when they were at his all the time.
Long story short: keep yourself looking good, talking good and have lots of people who KNOW how you interact with your kids to state such and such. That carries more weight than a pdoc stating that you are "in control".
You just dont want it to get around.
They have to have proof that you are unable to take care of your son.
That would include undue yelling at him, such as, being in an irate tirade and cussing, name calling, or otherwise berating him.
Everyone yells sometimes, but to do it on a regular basis is very damaging.
I lost custody of my children. It was very very distressful.
As long as you are seeing a Dr. and you are keeping yourself relatively under control, and the state sees you as not being a threat to your son, you have no worries.