Kenzy...welcome to you. Try not to worry about the evaluation. It is most likely to be a series of questions about your moods and behaviours. Be as honest as you are able to be. Trying to hide something because of the custody battle issue is not a good idea. It could keep you from getting the proper diagnosis and there fore the right help. And the right help will make you a much better mom. If you try to fudge the tests it can be noticed and interpreted as resistance to getting the help you really need which wuold make getting custody harder. If you are now in a custody battle it is likely that life has been pretty stressful in the recent past...stress makes bipolar symptoms flare so the good news is ...as you get through this and get treatment ,it is very likely that you will be on the road to a greatly improved life, even though it may not feel that way right now. If you do not imeediately have custody...try not to beat yourself up aboput it...and take this time as an opportunity to heal and get better while looking forward to being a great Mom. You r ability to parent will be very much enhanced by proper treatment if you are bi-polar. Different people have different experiences of the manic state. Spending was not a huge feature of mine...but I would be very agitated, irritable and prone to rages if provoked in anyway during this phase. the rages were completely out of proportion to anything really going on once I was honest about it. Getting that behaviour out of my life was ofcourse very important to how I dealt with my kids as well as everyone else. My treatment has included medications, counseling and learning how to relax when I am under stress by taking care of myself in various ways...meditating,walking, or what ever works personally for you... yoga whatever. The outcomes of treatment are much better for people who take counseling as well as meds so if it is offered be sure to take it. If the first counselor is not a good fit with you...try another and another until you find one that you can build a good patient/counselor relationship with. Good luck and hope to hear form you again. MartheH