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my exhusband is petioning for custody of our 17 year old daughter?

  • Posted on July 26, 2010 at 11:23 am

My 17 year old daughter has decided she wants to live with her dad. Her teenage years have been difficult, and I suspect that she has lately been abusing prescription amphetamines. We had an argument several months ago and she attacked me, and then called the police because I would not let her leave with the car in the middle of a snowstorm. I let them take her to her dad’s house because I was worried that she would leave and walk there in the snow anyway. For several months preceding this she had been moody, disrespectful, and verbally abusive to me after a drawn out and emotional break up with her boyfriend. I insisted that she go to the doctor and be evaluated for depression and the doctor recommended blood tests and counseling. She refuses to go and her father refuses to get her the help she needs. I have sole custody of her right now and she turns 18 in 5 months, when neither I or her father will be able to force her to get psychiatric or drug counseling. What should I do?

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