Your spouse’s addiction can take a toll on your marriage and eventually lead to divorce. You may feel guilty about leaving your spouse when he or she needs help, but your own health and safety are also important. You spouse may:
- Betray your trust in order to feed his or her addiction;
- Squander your money to pay for the addiction;
- Be less physically or emotionally intimate with you;
- Behave erratically or violently; or
- Put you and your children in dangerous situations.
Your spouse’s addiction will affect how you settle your divorce and what your spouse is likely to receive from the agreement.
Parental Rights
Your spouse may have a limited allocation of parental responsibilities if he or she is still dealing with addiction. A divorce court must consider each parent’s fitness when dividing parenting time. A person with addiction problems may be an unfit parent because he or she may: