My brother is Bipolar I. He was hospitalized twice for mania in the last twenty years. he has also had unhospitalized
episodes. Before all of these episodes his main symptom was running through lots of money and some delusions of grandeur. Two years ago he was fired. Its hard to say if he did this because he hated his job or if he got fired because an episode was already beginning and he imagined great success for himself if he was free to pursue that. He took money out of joint accounts(with his wife) and used it for various money making schemes that failed. He has delusions of close connections to rich and famous people. He has probably lost upwards of $20,000. If he could get a hold of more money that would be gone too. He's been drinking a fair amount which of course is probably self medicating. He and his wife are in the process of divorcing. He will have a considerable amount of assets and money when it goes through. All of my brothers and sisters believe all of that will be squandered in a matter of months. Is there any way to prevent this legally? I would like to know what other family members have done in this situation. My brother does not think there is anything wrong with him.