If y husband is addicted to oxycontin and has been for 2 years now so he has moved back in with his parents, what are my legal rights as his wife to see him?

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If y husband is addicted to oxycontin and has been for 2 years now so he has moved back in with his parents, what are my legal rights as his wife to see him?

He finally told his parents which I’ve been asking him to do since I found out. Now his mother took him to her home, took his phones and car and refuses to let me see or speak to him. He has contacted me via email to let me know he is ok but now his mother password locked her computer so he is basically being held hostage.

Asked on December 8, 2012 under Family Law, Pennsylvania

Answers:

M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 11 years ago | Contributor

If you really think that he is being held hostage or against his will and that he is not competent to make decisions at this point - and it appears that he is not - then I would petition the court for guardianship/ conservatorship asap so that you can get him in to a rehab facility.  You are his wife.  You have many rights that I think the court will find superior to his parent's rights. They are not helping him. Good luck.


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