Medical Consent

[gemini3]

Hi Soc.  All parties in VA, parents share joint legal custody.  CP has been sending child to therapist without NCP's knowledge or consent.  NCP does not agree with choice of therapist for a lengthy list of reasons.  NCP notified therapist that he does not consent to treatment of minor child.

Questions:

Is CP in contempt for not consulting with NCP before sending child to therapist?

Now that both CP and therapist have been notified that NCP does not consent, if therapist continues to treat are they in violation of any laws?

Should we file show cause?

Thank you.

[socrateaser]

>Questions:
>
>Is CP in contempt for not consulting with NCP before sending
>child to therapist?

No. Joint custody permits each parent independent authority to make decisions on behalf of the child. Last parent to decide wins, so as a practical matter, the CP will win every argument, unless you ask the court to restrain the CP.

>
>Now that both CP and therapist have been notified that NCP
>does not consent, if therapist continues to treat are they in
>violation of any laws?

No.

>Should we file show cause?

You don't have any grounds to complain based on your post. However, if there is something specific in your order which requires agreement between parents before therapy for the child, or you have some proof that this therapy is not in the child's best interests, then that may be grounds for a hearing.

Otherwise, you don't have a case.