Q: How can my parents kick out my 24 year old brother that is verbally and mentally abusing them?
My older brother was diagnosed with bipolar 1 last year. He has not wanted to take medication or go to a mental hospital and he has just moved back in since then. He is verbally and mentally abusive and beyond delusional. He speaks a lot about things that are not real and has this idea in his head that these artist are making music about him and that they want to harm him. As shirt as possible, he is going mentally incapacitated to take care of himself. He doesn't want to work. He is extremely in debt so my parents have had to start financially supporting him despite them barley able to make ends meet, meaning I have had to begin to support my younger brother (I'm 20, he's 17). The amount of stress and abuse in the house is exhausting and we aren't sure what we can do. If anyone can let us know if there is anyway for us to get my brother out and to get him help since he does not want to get help himself. (He also pays child support for 2 children)
A: I am sorry to hear about your situation. Your parents are responsible for his care until he is 18. If there are reasons why he should be institutionalized, then that is a possibility.
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