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Question: My X & I have a child together.. when we parted 8 yrs ago he had been diagnosed as bipolar ADHD depression and anxiety disorder.. I have had sole custody & have tried to help him with visits.. our child was 2.. FIRST he wouldn't even clean up around his house having guns swords medical marijuana tools all laying around and just filth.. he started to get better & we started working on visitation and then again became abusive so I stopped them.. gone back & forth like this.. puts the child in danger, self medicates, DUI, physically financially verbally threatening, I need help

Answer: You do need help getting the court to limit visitation or to allow only supervised visitation.  Your best bet is to talk to a lawyer and get advice particular to your situation.  If you cannot afford to even talk to a lawyer, you can visit the website for Maricopa County Superior Court and go to the self-help center.  There you will find forms to file a petition for modifying custody (now called legal decision making) and visitation.  However, if at all possible, you should talk to a lawyer first.