justlilolme
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With joint legal custody mom has a say in the medical care pertaining to her child even if she does not have final say. Even if she did not have final say and felt that the care her child was recieving/not recieving there could be avenues available to her to have the matter addressed if it is a matter of serious concern, such as a child being put on anti-psychotics without any diagnosis of mental illness.djohnson said:None of this matters if he custody order doesn't state that. We need to know what the custody order states if their isn't an agreement. Which parent has final say? If it's dad and he authorized the step mom, then the mom has no choice. Even if the dad agrees it might be over the top. It's something that should have been discussed yes, but who has final say?
Regardless of custody arrangments or issues - unless there is a court order to the contrary mom has every right to access to the doctor that prescribed this medication and any records pertaining to such diagnosis/treatment.
God only knows what SM could have told the doctor to get him to prescribe the medication if it is truly not needed, as mom seems to believe. If the information in the medical records, that SM gave the doctor, is not true then it may give mom something more to work with in regards to protecting her child from further incidents.
OR it could be that the medication can be used for purposes other than just the primary purpose of the medication. There are many medications available that have multiple purposes and uses or that even if they are made primarily for one condition they are known to be exceptionally effective in treating a different condition. The only way for mom to know is to talk to the doctor.
The first thing mom needs to do is find out WHY this doctor prescribed this medication to her child.