Meds and Neglect

[ksjane]

What is the name of your state? KS

If a parent who has physical custody, refuses to purchase and provide medications that are prescribed by therapist, to the child, is this considered neglect?
What can be done about that?

TIA

 

[CJane]

Do the parents have joint legal custody?

Is the child endangered by not taking the medication?

 

[ksjane]

No, they do not have joint custody, the 'other' parent (CP) actually has custody but was having problems with that, so they thought they would let the child stay with the NCP for a trial run. And they are meds to regulate behavior; bipolar and add specifically, so yes, I suppose there is a potential for danger.
TIA

 

[CJane]

You're gonna have to provide a lot more detail.

If the person w/possession of the child has no legal custody at all (no decision-making powers) that is a recipe for disaster.

And proof would have to be provided that not taking the meds is a danger - start w/how the child was diagnosed w/these disorders.

 

[BL]

What is the name of your state? KS

If a parent who has physical custody, refuses to purchase and provide medications that are prescribed by therapist, to the child, is this considered neglect?
What can be done about that?

TIA

There can be an order from the court to follow the therapist recommendations , but I doubt in this case an order to give prescribed meds would hold up in court .

As you should have heard by now , in some cases those kinds of meds can cause suicidal ideation , and has ultimately led in suicide .

They have to be closely watched .

 

[preachur99]

question?

I've posted a few times on here and am starting to read other cases.My experience with "joint legal cutody papers" You might as well file them with your coloring books. I've had my ex back in court so many times for violating those orders your head would spin. 9 years later she still does what ever she wants! They give us those papers to make it look like we won something."Like giving a dog a bone" Gary

 

[CJane]

I've posted a few times on here and am starting to read other cases.My experience with "joint legal cutody papers" You might as well file them with your coloring books. I've had my ex back in court so many times for violating those orders your head would spin. 9 years later she still does what ever she wants! They give us those papers to make it look like we won something."Like giving a dog a bone" Gary

Now, how was that helpful to the OP at all? It had nothing to do with the question asked. Nothing.

Go be bitter elsewhere.

 

[preachur99]

your right!

Its much better to have people file useless contempt papers so we can keep the broken system funded. Its also good to give people false hope and make believe the system actually works! THE SYSTEM IS BROKE and you know it! Its all about the $$$$ and your right I am bitter!Again its all about how much $$$$$$ you can spend....So spend on...

 

[ksjane]

If I am not mistaken, which I will have to check with parent to be sure, however, I believe there is joint custody, however, one has residential. Again, I will have to double check. The problem is, the childs behavior in and out of school was regulated with the meds. Child was doing fine. However, since child has been with the parent who refuses to give meds because it is (allegedly) the other parents fault that the child needs meds. Nonetheless, the child (while on meds) had: A's and B's and basketball and cheerleading, (while off meds) had: D's and F's and got kicked off both squads for behavior and grades. So it would appear this child needs meds.
Can this be considered neglect?
TIA

 

[ksjane]

Child was doing fine. TIA

Guess I better clarify this before someone with nothing better to do gets on and says
'well if the child was fine, you wouldnt be asking this question'
So, the childs behavior at school was fine because parent regulated meds, structure, consistency, etc. the other parent lets the child do whatever, so child started figuring out the the two parents could be played against eachother. So, there were some behavior issues at home due to child not getting to run amuck. That is why child is with 'other parent'.

 

[CJane]

OMG...

Who are YOU in this scenario? Because if you don't know EXACTLY what the order says, we cannot offer real legal advice. And we're hesitant to offer it to someone who really has nothing to do with the case if you can't tell us EXACTLY waht it's going on.

Given what you've said, CP was having issues w/the child and chose to send the child to live with NCP. At the time CP made this decision, which was based on 'issues' with the child, the child was actually on meds and 'doing fine'.

Now, child is not on meds and is not doing 'fine' because child is having behavior issues.

DO you see how that makes no sense?

I see that the grades are different, and how the issues are clearly at school now... but meds alone won't necessarily explain that.

I'm also still interested in knowing HOW the child was diagnosed.

 

[ksjane]

OMG...

Who are YOU in this scenario? Because if you don't know EXACTLY what the order says, we cannot offer real legal advice. And we're hesitant to offer it to someone who really has nothing to do with the case if you can't tell us EXACTLY waht it's going on.

Given what you've said, CP was having issues w/the child and chose to send the child to live with NCP. At the time CP made this decision, which was based on 'issues' with the child, the child was actually on meds and 'doing fine'.

Now, child is not on meds and is not doing 'fine' because child is having behavior issues.

DO you see how that makes no sense?

I see that the grades are different, and how the issues are clearly at school now... but meds alone won't necessarily explain that.

I'm also still interested in knowing HOW the child was diagnosed.

OMG, I didn't realize you could offer real legal advice unless you were a real legal attorney? I thought this was FREE ADVICE? Did that change?
Anyway, is the order really that relevent? I don't know, that is why I am asking. If the child is supposed to be on meds and is not, isn't that the real issue here. Who I am, and HOW the child was diagnosed really doesn't seem as important (or relevent IMO) as the fact that the child is flunking school, and could potentially NOT be flunking school if meds were regulated. The child was diagnosed by a licensed therapist and has been on meds for 4 years, regulated and monitored. The behavior issues with CP are 'the typical--I HATE YOU--TEEN SYNDROME--yes, typical teen behavior issues, however, child was doing fine in school (which is very important) and now is not (which is still very important). I just found out there is a current request to modify custody, so at this point, noone knows how that will pan out.
My question is, should I report this as neglect as I am a mandated reporter?
TIA

 

[stealth2]

Anyway, is the order really that relevent? I don't know, that is why I am asking. If the child is supposed to be on meds and is not, isn't that the real issue here. Who I am, and HOW the child was diagnosed really doesn't seem as important (or relevent IMO) as the fact that the child is flunking school, and could potentially NOT be flunking school if meds were regulated. The child was diagnosed by a licensed therapist and has been on meds for 4 years, regulated and monitored. The behavior issues with CP are 'the typical--I HATE YOU--TEEN SYNDROME--yes, typical teen behavior issues, however, child was doing fine in school (which is very important) and now is not (which is still very important). I just found out there is a current request to modify custody, so at this point, noone knows how that will pan out.
My question is, should I report this as neglect as I am a mandated reporter?
TIA

At this point, what the order states is the only thing that IS relevant. So I'd suggest that you tell the PARENT to get on and post his/her questions/concerns.

And hopefully, other posters will wait for that instead of feeding someone with no apparent standing.

 

[CJane]

K. I'm done. I've decided not to help bitchy people today.

 

[VeronicaLodge]

Anyway, is the order really that relevent? TIA

yes, it absolutely is that relevent