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Sep 29, 2013, 12:02 PM
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Does anyone have any advice regarding divorce and being bipolar? I would just like to see if there are any legal issues with divorcing someone with a mental illness specifically bipolar. A community member once mentioned to me that a spouse has to support their former bipolar spouse financially after the divorce. Does anyone know if this is true or not? Does anyone know if you can use bipolar as a defense in a fault-based divorce?
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Sep 29, 2013, 12:32 PM
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The divorce board may know something. Hopefully someone can help here.
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Sep 29, 2013, 12:38 PM
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I think you'd have to check the local laws where you live. In Canada each province has their own laws for divorce, and I imagine other countries are the same.
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Sep 29, 2013, 01:31 PM
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No legal advice to share but I think using BP against someone in a divorce is kinda wrong, and discriminatory. I don't know that you can legally use someone's disability against them as a "fault" in fault-based divorce. Don't the vowels say in sickness and health?
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Sep 29, 2013, 02:50 PM
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Sep 29, 2013, 10:12 PM
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(Vows...) Ughh you're going through this and being accused of that "making your spouse's life intolerable" ... ??? I'm so sorry, that's very cruel. He has no idea what being the bp person is like. I think a good lawyer is necessary. Spousal support should be based more on the lifestyle you've been accustomed to - I have heard that. And if you can, keep communications between attorneys to avoid contact with him.
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