In a contested child custody dispute, if one of the parents suffers from mental illness, it is a factor to be considered in the court's custody decision. Many parents going through a custody battle suffer from conditions such as clinical depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder or a personality disorder...

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