Sorry to hear of all the damage that Mental Mom is doing to your kids. In my opinion you should get a court order to prevent her from seeing the children until she has had a full mental evaluation. You do have some leverage with the letter that says she does not want to see the children. Document everything with dates and times in a notebook so you have something in case you do have to go to court. If I were you I would file for child support but as you probably already know the only thing the child support agency is good for is keeping a running tab on how much she owes you. The shock of all of this may help her to realize that you mean business. Filing for child support is cheap if not free. That would be a good start. Also maybe think of getting your kids some psychological help. Someone who is an out side party for your kids to talk to may help to offset some of the damage that Mental Mom is doing. If your working check into your health benefits because it may be covered.
I hope things turn around for you and your kids.
T. Riley
Jun 24, 2008 Rating
Mental Mom... by: Anonymous
Wow Bill,
Have you considered getting a statement from a psychologist stating that your nutz ex's behavior is hurting your children and that she needs to stay away permanently? Have you considered putting whatever monies come in (yours or hers) in a living trust for the children? You have many options and it sound like you should investigate and exercise the most viable of them quickly. It doesn't sound like she can work either, too unstable. A psychologist can help you and you can find one through your state welfare dept. I know because I had to do this.
