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Spouse used my mental illness to take the kids



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05/24/2008 13:16
BayFrost
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First of all, I have tried to project my profile but I am having trouble with creating one, please be patient. I will figure it out, but in the meantime-

My husband lied and sent the kids to his parents and out of the blue said, I want a divorce and I am keeping the kids. I asked for the kids, even told him that I would share the kids equally but they have not allowed me access to them by phone or visits.

I just got a call from my mother in law that he first contacted an attorney in December of this past year and this was while I was in the hospital for bronchitis and asthma difficulty. (This also was the month of our five year anniversary!) He continued to lie and did not tell me what he was doing, then he filed last Thursday and the attorney told him not to allow the kids to see me until the papers are filed on Tuesday.

He has used my mental illness as a cause for the kids not to come home to me, even though I have been seeing a psychiatrist for a while and I have tried to ask him to go to marriage counseling. He has taken all the control from me, He picked the house we bought, he picked the car we bought, did not allow me to get a car or job. He would not let me see whomever I choose or take on responsibility for bills or decision making involving our children and our family.

He sent our kids to a daycare/preschool that his sister owns that is 45 minutes away from us, regardless of my family members and me calling and researching local ones (even though I did not need them to go to school but be with me). They sent my daughter to a child therapist at the same time as he contacted an attorney, I did not find out about the therapy until right before the appointment and he told me that she needs a therapist to deal with issues and I tried telling him that the kids are well adjusted and fine, why does she need one?)

I truly believe that since I have changed (because of therapy) and become more decisive, challenged his authority and questioned his motives, that was when he did not want to be with me anymore, he could not control me but this is so wrong in all ways to take the kids away from a stable, loving mother who loves them so so much.

What do I do? How can I handle this without having my heart broken? I am so afraid that I would lose my children.

Shelby

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