Medical Info ?

[Stepmom0418]

All parties are in the state of Iowa. CP took minor child to the Dr. Minor was admitted to the hospital for 2 days. NCP has joint legal custody.  NCP never informed NCP that child was in the hospital. NCP found out through the school that child had been in the hospital.

After hearing this from the school NCP tried to contact the Dr that took care of the child while in the hospital. Dr never called NCP back but instead called the CP. CP called NCP saying child was in hospital. (This was 5 days after the child was released from the hospital)


NCP got the records in question yesterday. NCP tried to call the Dr that took care of child while in hospital.  After getting the records from the hospital NCP had many questions. NCP called the Dr office again.

Receptionist at the Dr office told NCP that she had given the Dr the message and that the Dr said she was going to call the CP and then call the NCP back but that the CP said the Dr couldn't call the NCP. Therefor now the medical clinic is refusing to speak to the NCP although they have in the past sent him med records about the same minor child.


There is a possiable serious medical issue with the minor child and it keeps getting passed off as the flu. NCP is very worried about this and Dr office refuses to talk to NCP.

The other thing that makes this tough is that CP keeps changing Dr's for the minor child. Never sees the same Dr.

There are pending issues in court at the present time. NCP has filed numerous counts of contempt and it is set for trial on 4/27


1)  What kinds of options does NCP have?
2)  Any suggestions on how to get the Dr to hear NCP?
3)  Any thing else that might help?

[socrateaser]

>1)  What kinds of options does NCP have?

Your can file an emergency motion for an order for temporary sole custody, on grounds that the CP is placing the child in imminent danger of irreparable harm by not taking the particular condition of the child more seriously.

It's not clear to me that you have sufficient proof to obtain such an order.

You could also just take the child to the doctor yourself and get a second opinion, during your next exercise of custody.

>2)  Any suggestions on how to get the Dr to hear NCP?

See above.

>3)  Any thing else that might help?

Well, there's always getting on your knees and begging the other parent to do what you ask. Other than than, I don't have much to suggest.