My Daughter is 20 years old and diagnosed Bipolar when she was 9 years old. At age 16 she decided not to take her meds anymore by palming them and throwing them away. By 17 she was pregnant and wanting to leave home. I forced her to stay until she graduated. Having graduated before baby was born she moved out at 18 to be with the father. She is now the mother of the most wonderful 2 year old girl. Things went very well the first year. I was very proud of her and the situation she made work. Bothe her and the father did very well with their new responsibilty. The father is still present but the relationship is extremely volitol. The two are constantly fighting and without medication my daughter has made many decisions that have indirectly resulted in an unsafe envirnment for the baby. I am very concerned about the well being of both my daughter and granddaughter during these times (which have gone from monthly to almost daily now). Is there anyway that I can gain guardinship of my daughter in order to get her back on medication and into couseling? Without the ability to make good, rashinal decisions in moments of extreme anger I fear my daughter will do something that will result in physical or phsycilogical harm to herself, her daughter or both. Example: Yesterday they were fighting, they both took off after one another and left the baby on the porch by herself. I was called by one of the neighbors. I am thankful it was me, not the police. Only gone about 15 minutes but that is more than enough time for something to happen. She very much wants to be in control of her own life and to be a very good parent to her daughter. But the anger issues involve with her relationship are causing poor decison making. She has never been angry with the baby just the father, but who knows, that could excalted into more. I am confident that meds and counseling will not only calm her down but make her realize her insistance to stay in this relationship will be fruitless. She has resulted in smoking pot to gain control of her emotions rather than resuming any kind of medication from the doctor. I have studied a lot on bipolar and am quite aware that this is typical behavior and it can escalate from there. I need help fast things are getting worse by the minute.
Q: Can I get Quardianship of my 20 year old Bipolar Daughter?
you can dfs for the drug use, she will then also be force to take random drug tests, and alot more things could happen, like you taking custody of her children.
You can call 911 if she threatens suicide, their she will be arrested and most likely seek mental help.
you cant do anything else that Im aware of.
you can call dfs (family services) for the drug use, she will then also be force to take random drug tests, and alot more things could happen, like you taking custody of her children.
You can call 911 if she threatens suicide, their she will be arrested and most likely seek mental help.
you cant do anything else that Im aware of.
For the safety of your young grand daughter, I would talk with your local crisis and counselling center, maybe they will be able to help you. OR the local NAMI chapter.
I would hate to see your daughter or both you daughter and Gdaughter get hurt. If your daughter is manic and not on meds, you are putting the life of your Gdaughter at risk...do what you think is best for both. I have been in your situation and have had to call the police to protect my children from their father when he was manic. When he is well, he is a wonderful father, but that is "when he is well."
It will probably be easier for you to get temporary guardianship of your grand daughter on the basis that your daughter is a drug user and also mentally ill. Talk to a lawyer or family counselling center. Once you succeed, then it is more likely your daughter will agree to take meds and get better in order to get her daughter back.
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Call your county office and ask to speak with an intake person in the social services/human services department. Find out if there is a lawyer that they know of who specialized in guardianship. If so, you can pay the lawyer (I think it's about $500 in my county) to petition the court to give you guardianship. Or, ask the county about having your daughter "committed", this means committed to treatment, not to a facility. Again, this would be a court action. Committment is harder to get, as it is a more severe action against the person with the mental illness, they lose civil rights in the process. And, when your grand daughter is in danger, definately call your counties Child Protection unit. Your daughter will be mad, but it is for her own good.