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If someone is Bipolar and is been taking meds have there children taken away?
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I have a friend thats has BiPolar she has been having episodes alot and has had very stressful times lately.During a episode her sister that she has never gotten along with some how had gotten her put in state mental hosp for evaluation. She is saying that she is a meth addict. The night she went into a dif hosp, they had said she had meth in her test results and was then taken to the state hosp. with Sisters help . The State had taken blood work and found no meth and she has been getting help and talking with people while she has been there. She awaits court date next week. If she gets released sfter court how likely is it that her sister who says she a unfit mother be able to have her kids taken from her?I know you need to hear much more but in general??
It's not for the sister to say whether mother is unfit to parent or not. That is a decision to be made by the court, if anyone. It doesn't look good that sis lied to the hospital staff claiming that mom was a meth addict, when she clearly wasn't even a user. The only drugs they should have found in her system were prescription drugs for the bipolar diagnosis - probably lithium or something similar. As long as mother is not a risk to her children, the court will favor keeping kids with their biological parent. You didn't say, but where is dad in all this? He would be the next choice of the courts for even temporary custody, not sis. Best of luck!
The sister is probably going to try to have CPS involved in an effort to have the children removed and found to be dependent. The state (CPS) will then look to see who can best care for the children. The mother can fight CPS to retain custody of the children. The state will look at whether the father is appropriate to care for the children or perhaps another family member. The fact that the mother has bipolar disorder does not, in an of itself, mean that the state can remove the children. However, because she has been hospitalized for bipolar recently, and had meth in her system does not bode well. The fact that she is getting help and being stabilized on medication will help her. She should definitely seek an attorney's advice before she gets into court. If she is in juvenile court, she will be appointed an attorney. If she is in family court, she will not be appointed an attorney and should certainly seek legal counsel right away.
