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  • #16
    Originally posted by kate331 View Post
    I am in Ontario, and the Dr's letter is from a GP (not a specialist). Absolutely, I will be asking for his access time to increase to reduce my daycare fees My lawyer keeps telling me that access order are really hard to enforce. i.e. if he doesn't take them, a court cant make him.
    You don’t need a specialist to be written off on stress leave... I find it rather ironic that people are stating this is a tactic for him when he is trying to take care of his mental health. How soon we forget the dad that murdered his two daughters... he clearly had mental health issues... maybe if he had sought help and took some time off to clear his head those two girls would still be alive. Mental illness is real. Not enough is done for those who battle mental illness. Kudos to dad for following his drs advice. I wish more parents would take care of their mental wellbeing rather than push it aside and have it affect their parenting

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    • #17
      I can only hope that with the letter from the GP, came a referral (which I am unaware of) to someone that specializes in mental health and there would be some kind of therapy to follow.

      Apparently CAS was unaware of this (we have an open file, pending a court ruling), so hopefully now that they are, there will be another set of eyes and ears to monitor and help with resources for him. As much as I dislike the intrusion in our lives, they are pretty good at helping with resources and following up.

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      • #18
        Tayken put your glasses on and read the part where I said it’s NOT like a broken leg. I stand by my conviction that stress leave is not and never will be like a broken leg.
        I also stand my my conviction if you take 6 or more years off work it is an excellent way to lose your job. Even unionized workplaces give you the boot after three years off. It is extremely ignorant to think an employer will keep you on if you are off for 6 or more years on stress leave!
        In order for one to keep their job the stress leave will have to be time limited in accordance with their employer’s sick policy and short and long term disability insurance, not for the duration of “court proceedings”. The insurance has standard blocks of time they calculate you should have off depending on your illness. You would also go for frequent reassessments by a specialist to monitor your improvement.
        Advising a client to go on stress leave (6-20+ years) for court proceedings is ludicrous!

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        • #19
          Originally posted by kate331 View Post
          I can only hope that with the letter from the GP, came a referral (which I am unaware of) to someone that specializes in mental health and there would be some kind of therapy to follow.

          Apparently CAS was unaware of this (we have an open file, pending a court ruling), so hopefully now that they are, there will be another set of eyes and ears to monitor and help with resources for him. As much as I dislike the intrusion in our lives, they are pretty good at helping with resources and following up.
          Just an FYI ... I was written off work for stress two years ago. I was never referred to a specialist or therapist because my stress was cout nauseated situational (high stress job, working 70 or more hours a week, at one point worked 37 days straight, etc)... I was stressed out and run down. After three months on sick leave I found a new job and I haven’t been stressed out since. In your ex’s case, his stress is most likely situational as well (court battles)... not much a therapist can help him with there... they can’t take away the stress of family court. Although I guess he could vent to them and they could be a shoulder to cry on

          I’m not saying what he did is right but doctors don’t just write people off and if he has benefits through his employer for sick leave, he would have to prove to them this was doctors orders. Hopefully he can deal with his stress and get back to work

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          • #20
            Originally posted by Stillbreathing View Post
            I also stand my my conviction if you take 6 or more years off work it is an excellent way to lose your job. Even unionized workplaces give you the boot after three years off. It is extremely ignorant to think an employer will keep you on if you are off for 6 or more years on stress leave!
            https://www.insure.com/disability-in...isability.html

            Some policies pay out as long as you are disabled until age 65.
            Good Luck!
            Tayken

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