Visitation

[tadpole]

I have a 4 year old daughter which I never get to see. I pay child support every week. I have lost my job and have lost jobs because of the stress caused from not getting to see my daughter. I suffer from manic depression which really effects me at times like these. Over the last month I have tried many times to see her. I call her mother and she won't answer the phone, and when she does, she hangs up on me before I can even say hi. We had visitation set up verbally and she has just cut it off. The guy she married has a relative in the Friend of the Court system which leads me to beleive I get the raw end of the stick sometimes. I am really upset by this and the fact that I don't have the money to file for a petition for visitation. I am running out of ideas and I fear I am going to snap and wind up in the phsyce ward again because of depression. I have not seen my daughter in 2 months. I just don't know what to do if I don't have the money for a lawyer or the petition. I live in Michigan and I am open for suggestions or even some help, if anyone can help me.


WHAT SHOULD I DO?????

 

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

I have a 4 year old daughter which I never get to see. I pay child support every week. I have lost my job and have lost jobs because of the stress caused from not getting to see my daughter. I suffer from manic depression which really effects me at times like these. Over the last month I have tried many times to see her. I call her mother and she won't answer the phone, and when she does, she hangs up on me before I can even say hi. We had visitation set up verbally and she has just cut it off. The guy she married has a relative in the Friend of the Court system which leads me to beleive I get the raw end of the stick sometimes. I am really upset by this and the fact that I don't have the money to file for a petition for visitation. I am running out of ideas and I fear I am going to snap and wind up in the phsyce ward again because of depression. I have not seen my daughter in 2 months. I just don't know what to do if I don't have the money for a lawyer or the petition. I live in Michigan and I am open for suggestions or even some help, if anyone can help me.


WHAT SHOULD I DO?????

My response:

First, and foremost, you've got to get your manic depression under control. There is no court in the land that will allow you to have anything but supervised visitation under your current medical / mental state.

Then, until you're under control, possibly with the proper medications, you'll be under court order to maintain that level of medication in order to see your daughter.

While you're trying to get under control, start saving for your eventual Petition re: visitation.

Good luck to you.

IAAL