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33 replies

Hello1989 · 08/07/2025 08:17

Hi all
i did post on this a few weeks ago and had some great advice. My situation has developed more and wanted to see if anyone can share some light.

my husband js currently in a mental health clinic in Spain (min 30 day stay) for addiction to weed and mental breakdown. He has adhd, depression anxiety and anger issues. He is under care of therapist and psychiatrist there. They have already advised he stays minimum 2 months ideally 3 months as he is not progressing as they hoped. We have a 17 month old daughter I am a stay at home mum luckily we own our house joint outright.
my concern is he is going to discharge himself early ( he has told us this) and try and get custody, which I know is unlikely because of his health but how what do I do in the meantime for child arrangements? He gets angrier more and more the fact he’s there and apparantly me and his family have put him there, can’t see it’s him. The more time away he is from his daughter the angrier he gets so it’s a viscous circle.

what do I suggest regarding appropriate time he sees her when he js out in two weeks? I did get some brief legal advice who suggested most likely every other weekend supervised. His parents are fully with me and are happy to supervise but I feel this would make the situation worse and worse with this anger isses

i was thinking to suggest Friday afternoons supervised at his parents
every other weekend Saturday - Sunday supervised at his parents
one half day extra a month
do I need to get this formalised?

before he went to the clinic I was arranging him to come to our home every other day for two hours but it didn’t work and he kept shouting so I can’t have him here unfortunately

many thanks

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3max · 09/07/2025 08:27

Livelaughlurgy · 09/07/2025 08:23

She's in the UK, he's in Spain- because the facility had a bed available. I'm assuming money is not an issue since she draws a salary despite not working. It's all in the op's posts.

Thanks
apologies

3max · 09/07/2025 08:29

Did op clarify whether it was voluntary or sectioning as says for the time being “he’s stuck there”

with him being In Spain, that’s brilliant! I’d be completely and utterly ignoring any contact with an aggressive addict until I see in person a civil and clean man.

3max · 09/07/2025 08:31

Money is an issue on the other thread. Op says She has zero savings, very little money coming in and he also has no savings

Hello1989 · 09/07/2025 08:40

Yes money isn’t an issue and not my concern, my concern is my daughter - he’s not sectioned he’s in voluntarily so he can leave against doctors advice which is why he is coming home early in two weeks. He’s in Spain because there was a bed there and we are in the UK. His psychiatrist needed him to go in immediately that day it happened

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3max · 09/07/2025 08:41

Hello1989 · 09/07/2025 08:40

Yes money isn’t an issue and not my concern, my concern is my daughter - he’s not sectioned he’s in voluntarily so he can leave against doctors advice which is why he is coming home early in two weeks. He’s in Spain because there was a bed there and we are in the UK. His psychiatrist needed him to go in immediately that day it happened

So he’s not “stuck” there
and could leave at any moment?

3max · 09/07/2025 08:42

There was no where in the Uk either a space for him privately?

is he Spanish?

he sounds…. Awful. I wouldn’t want him within a ten mile radius of either of my children

Hello1989 · 09/07/2025 08:43

I don’t want to go into detail about money but financially we have other sources of income that aren’t classified as 9-5 work snd his parents are paying for the facility. Yes he can come home anytime which is why I am nervous about what to do when he’s home against doctors advice

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Hello1989 · 17/07/2025 19:09

Update, he is still in the Spain and now has gone to the point where he is abusive to me in front of the psychiatrist his parents and his therapist. He screams it’s all my fault he’s in there and shouts you’ve taken my daughter from me to the point the psychiatrist had to cut the call short. His parents also get blamed too. They are at a loss at to what to do with him his psychiatrist said he is being abusive to me and she is going to see if she can find another solution as nothing working, it feels like such a big deal divorce and I have no support of my own. His family know it’s him but want me to hold out longer. I feel trapped. If he comes back clean off weed can he still get custody? How long is his mental health issues and also addiction issues valid for if that makes sense, wil the court say oh well he’s clean now he can have 50/05?

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