Should I disown my son?
Hi all,
I am new here, found the forum when searching for information on disowning my son.
He is 26, been in residential rehab 5 times, jail 3 times, and when he got out of jail 2 months ago he went right back to dealing drugs, and lying and stealing from people.
I have spent $150,000 on the rehabs, and was ready to put him in another one last week. But I backed out. He was here for 2 days with me before going to the rehab. We were in a store and he stole something and he went ballistic. He terrorized me and his brother for over an hour before he hit the road.
It was the scariest day of my life.
My other son and I sat on two chairs while he lost touch with reality and screamed at us. We were not allowed to say a word or use the phone. Scary, scary.
He is an opiate addict, alcoholic.
He does not live near me since I moved to a different state.
Now my question- what happens when someone chooses to disown their child? In addition to the heartache and sadness, are there legal ways to actually disown someone?
He is so intelligent, charismatic, and interesting. But he lies pathologically, destroys lives, and steals from everyone.
Has anyone here disowned a child?
Thank you for any help you can offer.
FlyAway