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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can you imagine the government requiring you put a chemical into your body at the request of a non-relative? For how long, permanently? With the consequence of what - force? - if you don’t comply? If you miss a dose, are your parental rights severed?

Some of you guys don’t even spend two minutes thinking of the implications of your requests.[/quote]

Said by someone who has never spent a day co parenting with someone severely mentally ill [/quote]

NP. I have coparented with a bipolar ex spouse for 20 years, over which time he has been off and on meds and a variety of meds, and I would never advocate for meds to be required or part if a divorce decree.

The need for medication changes over time even in the best, most compliant of patients. There is no divorce/custody process or document that is nimble and flexible enough to deal with medications. It is not, "you're bipolar, take X mg of lithium for the rest if your life."

Yes, having a non-compliant mentally ill coparent sucks but the answer is not mandating medication. 
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