Legal Question in Family Law in Wisconsin
Child custody
My wife suffers from anxiety disorder and depression that greatly affects her relationship with our 5 year old daughter (she loses her temper alot and yells at the child). What would I need to do to show how her behavior is negatively impacting our child? Does this diagnosis of mental illness help me in gaining physical custody of our daughter?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Child custody
Get a therapist to document the detrimental impact your wife is having on child.
Read 767.24 Wis. Statutes.
Re: Child custody
Custody disputes are almost always a nasty, expensive
business with very uncertain outcomes. A pschycological
evaluation of both your wife and the child by a
qualified child psychologist would probably be very
helpful to the court. Whether you would win would
be determined based upon the best interest of the
child. There is more or less of a presumption
in Wisonsin for joint custody, with one parent getting
primary physical placement.
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