Since I do not know which area you are from I will suggest an online Bipolar support group. Here is the webpage where you can find out more and join the group. http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=support_OSGnocomponent
Visit the Bipolar Support Group for Significant Others at www.bpso.org. You can join their mailing list, and find group meetings near you.
There are many support groups for family and spouses of people with Bipolar disorder. You can use google maps to search for one near your location. Support groups are always nearby, consult with this source for one near you. http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=support_findsupport
Bipolar Significant other has lots of resources for the families of those diagnosed with BiPD. Visit http://www.bpso.org/ for details.
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance is a very good bipolar support groups
www.mdjunction.com/bipolar and www.findthelight.net are two well-respected bipolar support groups.
The most well known orginization would be the D.B.S.A.N.C.A. If you are unable to reach them you may try the N.M.H.A I could find no statewide list of bipolar support groups, but here's one for Spokane: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/jan/02/spokane-support-groups/ . One place to inquire might be NAMI (nami.org).
The Depression and Bipolar Support alliance website is at www.dbsalliance.org.
www.mdjunction.com/bipolar is helpful
Local bipolar support groups can be easily found by checking out the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance's group locator on its website. Yes, there are quite a few support groups in the greater Chicago area.
DBSA Boston has excellent recommendations for bipolar support groups in boston
No, the only people responsible for child support, are the parents of the child, not their partners. Although, their spouses will most likely be affected if incomes are shared between the household.
Psych Central (psychcentral.com) has a very good online bipolar support group.