my rights under uk law as a mother seperated from her children with mental health problems?
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This is a family court issue. Go see your solicitor (first times free so you can decide on wot to do), the overdose last month may not help your cause but if you can prove you have sorted your drink problem out it will really help. I went through similar last year with my ex girlfriend and my son. You should be able to get legal aid if you arent working or at least a payment towards the costs. \n\njust added: wotever you do, do not make any contact with your ex or kids.. the solicitor will do all that thru the post and be prepared to have your ex use every trick in the book to make you out as a bad mother.\n\nTake no notice of him, be calm and polite at all times and go for it!!\n\nGood Luck
154863
I think you will need to consult a lawyer on this issue. \n\nYou CAN sign away your rights but I am pretty sure it has to go to court and be done the proper way.
142542
Most courts will grant mother with custody -- unless there's abuse, drugs, etc. involved.\n\nYou'd probably have to contact your local Family Court for more info.
204835
well' we had a hearing for custody i was present the mother was not it went into record.   you can appeal the order.\n\nlegal aid in the state of wva is free or low cost they will help you i am sure the state has not kidnapped these kids the state does not take kids, unless danger or no one fit is able,  these circumstances should be explained to an attorney many will consult without a fee;  keep trying
176558
Talk to a lawyer NOW about this.But please, by all means, unless the child is in danger, please do not try to keep the child from the mother. She's in re-hab for 2 reasons. She screwed up, and is trying to fix her problem. it takes courage to stay there, if not a court order!! Give her the chance to be a good mom. if you take a baby away from a mom, there is all to often hopelessness, and the feeling that there is no reason to better yourself. A child can make you want to better yourself.\nLike I said, talk with a lawyer about your options. This is your baby, too. \nYou want to do something good for your baby!! Try sticking it out with the mom.
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Definitely get yourself a good lawyer. I am sorry you and your wife can't work this out on friendly terms. Have you tried talking to her? I don't really see how she can take everything from you. Ask some of your friends and colleagues for some recommendations for a good lawyer. Good Luck.
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One of the rights everyone has is to be prevented by others from harming\noneself.  But the laws on this are pretty strictly drawn in most states.  To be\nhospitalized in a mental health ward against one's will, can only be done if\na person is judged to be an IMMINENT danger to oneself or others, and/or\ngravely disabled, the latter meaning one cannot deal/provide for the basic\nnecessities of life -- all these criteria under this further condition: BASED ON\nmental illness.  So when a mother some years back wanted me to do an\ninvoluntary hospitalization, because her kid was running with a gang which\nshe viewed as harmful to him, I had to explain the "based on" condition \nwritten into the law.   Moreover, an involuntary hospitalization is usually \nknown as a "72 hour hold" -- after which the hospital  staff would have to go to the judge and seek a 'short term certification', usually 30 days, after that\nback to court again, sometimes for a longer term.  But those judgments are\nnot lightly given, because another part of the law, at least in many states, is\nthat patients be in "THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE SETTING" during all phases of\ntheir care, unless the aforesaid issues of harm came into play.\n\nFinally, straight jackets are seldom used.  Some facilities, including jails and\nlocked youth facilities, have literally a rubber room -- every surface covered\nwith soft rubber.  If they did not, a violently angry teenager who has been \nthrough simply horrendous abuse, would hurl herself or himself at an iron\ndoor, head first, to do as much damage as possible.  Underneath it all they\nare effectively saying, "You wanna hurt me.  I'll hurt me, and I'll do it so bad\nyou and no one else will ever forget it -- so bad you and this staff here\ncould not match me in their wildest dreams, because i will harm myself\nbeyond imagination."   I've heard kids say this, then hurl themselves against\nan iron door, doing as they say, terrible damage.   But one of their rights\nis to be protected from acting out that anger, since it effectively allows the\nabuser to get another period of pain out of them.  And that's not ok -- our\njob is to keep them safe until we can work with them to the point where they\nsee that the best response to abuse is to say, "you (the abuser) are not going\nto get one more second out of my life.  And I will have a happy and wonder-ful life in spite of you."\n\nEveryone has a right to get to that point, even if it takes a straight jacket to\nkeep them safe long enough to get there.\n\nAnd the adjective "gay" in your question should be utterly irrelevant and\nimmaterial to the entire set of perameters I have described.   Fortunately\nsociety is going through a sea change in its acceptance of gay people\n(though it certainly can't happen fast enough).  But you will quickly find that\nno licensed professional, and no credentialed institution will dare base any\nof their treatment of an individual on his/her sexual preference.   Already\nI believe we have passed the tipping point in that regard, though it may not\nbe evident to residents of certain towns, cities, and states.
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Without any court order, you can take your son anywhere you want.  I have been in the middle of a battle for some time.  I recommend you really evaluate what you want and what is best for your son.  You should consider how he will look back on this situation and on you.\n\nWith a court order a Judge declares the terms of the custody.  Police and social sevices like welfare then act according to the court order.  If there is no order, the police cannot do anything.  You or your ex could take off with your son and the police will not act.  Now, say you take your son and drop the child off at daycare while you are at work.  Your ex can show up and take the child because she is a parent.  This means that if you want to just take your son and withold custody from the mother, you will need to be able to be with the child 24x7 or hide the child so that she cannot find him until you get a court order granting you full custody.\n\nKeep in mind that the courts are very hesitant to keep a child from either parent unless there is compelling proof that the child is in danger.  In most cases, the court will award 80% custody to the mother if the child is young.  I was lucky in that I was able to take my daughter for 50% of the time while this has been going through the courts.  I am awaiting the judges decision, but all indication is that teh judge will not make a change to an agreemnet that the parents have been living by.  If I had fought my ex over the deal, she would have wound up with the 80% custody and I would have been paying out the a** for child support.\n\nIf the woman is a true danger to your child, then by all means do something right away.  But, if you will have a hard time proving in court that she is a danger, you are better off cutting your losses and tryig to handle this in a very accomidating way.
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You are really having a rough time.  If your daughter is under18, don't you have a right by the law to access her records?  It might affect the therapeutic relationship with her psychiatrist.  But I must tell you that psychiatrist are not trained to counsel in the way that your daughter needs.  She is in need of a therapist that works with the psychiatrist. Even the releases of information that need to be signed must be signed by you because you are her guardian up until she is 18 years old.   If she is the one signing all of the forms then she needs to be the one paying all of the bills in regard to her treatment.  Maybe if you stated to the psychiatrist that you are not going to be responsible for her treatment if you cannot meet with him and discuss your daughter.  A competent psychiatrist and a conscientious one would want to get your take on what you were seeing.  he would not just prescribe medication.  Maybe you should seek out another psychiatrist.  Is there a community mental health agency in your area?.  They usually have counselors, psychiatrists, and case managers that work as a team.\n\nI have included some links for some of the laws from most of the states starting with Ohio and an explanation of HIPPA\n\nGood luck
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i think ur mother is not fit to be called a mother!the difficult part of ur childhood u have managed on ur own and u don't need her help anymore. u are big enough to take care of ur self. u put down ur feet and protest and ask for fair treatment.if that doesn't help then u can go to the police.becoz u are too young to walk out of the house and more than that there are lot of people to exploit u at this age.so be careful sweetheart.things will become alright.god bless you.
902079
your best option is a note from the doctor.  You may be in for a fight but your child does have rights this is not the 50's anymore
972820
Oh Hun my heart goes out to you re the temp. housing...been there done that...............right as for your RIGHTS, this is gonna be bad news but you dont have any..............the thing is it is actually wrote into the local councils guidelines that NO ONE should remain in temp. housing for longer than 6 weeks.......so where did that leave me nearly two years later STILL in the same place..................my HONEST opinion is make waves but in a sensible way.....for instance what council area are you in..why are you in temp. housing etc .please please feel free to email me OFF this so I can give you specifics that I really dont think should be put on here as they are too personal OK.\n\nGood Luck
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Oh,Honey do I know how u feel!I am going through the same thing as I write.In fact I go to court this Thursday.Let me tell ya,it's very,very hard to deal with.Whether u did something wrong or not doesn't make it any easier.I'd like to tell u about my situation and how I deal with it,but this site does not allow enough space.If you want to talk more about it e-mail me @ kalasmom3@yahoo.com Or IM me @ either yahoo messenger or AIM.I'd love to try to help.Maybe we can help each other.Also,since I have almost 18 months in one child's being gone and 7 years in the other maybe I can offer some advice on how to fight to get them back.oh,my screen name on AIM is turntheclkbac.
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call the child services and report kiddnapp. grandma do have rights, but the child has no voice or choice. You must report this before he leves country. In Calfornia there is lots of help, especialy, free-legal aide. But if YOU DO NOT WANT TO CAUSE PROBLEMS, then you really do not want this child back. Their always help for children, step up and take action.
1042125
You have every right to take her back to court. not just to lower the child support, but also to get visting rights. She had to allow you to see them.
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They would have to declare you unfit as a parent, I believe.  You would be notified in the form of service, either personally or by mail, depending on the laws of the state you are in.  If they have had such a hearing and you neglected to be there, that would probably not work in your favor.  \n\nI would recommend you get a lawyer to assist you in this matter.
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If you were American, I would suggest getting into a hospital, and then getting a lawyer.\n\nI don't know much about British laws, but I can suggest this:\n\nLook up the Embassy in your country for Guyana.  If there isn't one, then write directly to the government, and find out what department to put it to -- you probably know a little about the government there, and a lot more than I do!  Write to them about your problem -- they'll know what to do to help you.  If you are a citizen of Guyana, then England can't hold you forever.\n\nThere should be something that your government can do to liberate you.  But weigh the situation -- if you go home will you have relatives to live with?  Or would it be better to stay with the children's home?  I've not heard nice things about Children's homes anywhere, but if it keeps you off the streets, it sounds worth it!\n\nI'm sorry that your father died.