Both parents have joint custody of a 9 year old child, in southern California. The mother, though, is a pathological liar and has a definite personality disorder. Can the father obtain full custody based on the mother's psychiatric diagnosis?
2007-09-13 06:27:15 · 9 answers · asked by Meshuganah Maidelah 5 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
O shes been disgnosed problem to get that kid. if not youir screwed.,
2007-09-13 06:33:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually, if one party requests a psychological evaluation in a divorce proceeding, BOTH people have to have one.
i have bipolar disorder, and so my ex husband thought he'd gain custody because of this and asked for a psych evaluation.. he had to take one to, and turned out, he bordered on "angry and sociopathic with a tendency to be too harsh when it comes to discipline of children."
i just wanted an ammicable divorce... joint custody or whatever... just so long as the child was ok...
just because a person has a mental illness, doesnt' mean they are unfit as a parent.
maybe the guy in question can try to make some sane arrangements for visitation, or joint custody in a fair, appropriate manner before going for a psychiatric evaluation?
i know a lot of liars and people with personality disorders who are raising kids...
talk to an attorney for sensible solutions.
2007-09-13 06:36:16 · answer #2 · answered by letterstoheather 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes in most states (I'm not sure which ones) proven pychiatric illnesses can make you lose joint custody.
Now if she is in a treatment program, that can change things.
My ex got custody taken from me for almost a year because of my depression. I had to go to treatments and prove that I was coping. It then helped that the person testified that I had been so ill due to the abuse I had been receiving from him.
2007-09-13 06:35:21 · answer #3 · answered by Spring 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
possibly, but not always. A personality disorder might make her hard for you to deal with, but that doesn't necessarily mean she is a bad parent.
don't think that just because you request an eval through the court you are going to get it. You have to have SUBSTANTIAL proof beforehand that there is a huge problem, and that proof has to be connected to her parenting, not to how the two of you interact, and both of you will have to agree and submit to testing.
2007-09-13 07:38:12 · answer #4 · answered by allrightythen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
definite i might, by way of fact a pathological liar is able to telling the reality... now and lower back. yet while he wasn't a pathological liar then why might he say he grow to be? which might certainly make him a liar lol.
2016-12-13 08:08:43 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends if she is willing to address it through psychotherapy. if she is then probably not.
also, if the psychiatric report states a really high score of P.D then maybe the dad might win
'expert reports' carry alot of weight.
2007-09-13 06:34:17 · answer #6 · answered by EM J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes...there should be documented proof of the lies/situations...how it effects the child especially. I believe it has to be proven that it has negative effects on the child.
2007-09-13 06:33:27 · answer #7 · answered by snowy1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2007-09-13 06:34:29 · answer #8 · answered by RedRabbit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A B S O L U T E L Y ............ Good Luck!
2007-09-13 06:31:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋