How does having a special needs child affect the divorce rate?
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How does having a special needs child affect the divorce rate?
First, no child with special needs is responsible for a marriage dissolving. On the issue of the autism spectrum disorder, the numbers were re-examined in a different study that found a 10% increase in the chance of parents getting divorced if their child was diagnosed.
Can a mentally disabled person have custody of a child?
Courts have found that mental disability without other concurrent factors at play is insufficient to establish that a mom or dad is unfit. Yet there are psychiatric conditions with symptoms severe enough to render parents unfit to retain custody of their kids.
How long does child support last for a disabled child?
Usually a parent’s duty to support their child ends when the child turns 18. But parents must continue to support children who are disabled and cannot live alone. Parents must support these disabled children until either the parent or child dies or the child can live alone.
