Ummm, LEGALLY no they don't. So shhhhushhhh. NOW.
Really? And did they know you were ONLY the stepparent and had no legal authority to authorize treatment? Oh yeah. Probably not. Because legally you do not have the authority to get treatment for a child who is not your own.
Nope. Sorry. They knew you were the stepparent? You signed on the stepparent line?
No one said that was illegal. No one at all. As a matter of fact a stepparent may be able to add a stepchild to their medical insurance if their insurance company allows it.
You think huh? Ummm, the mother should not inform YOU of anything. Mother should inform father and father should inform mother but stepparent needs NO one to inform them.
Your thoughts have no legal bearing. You do know that, right?
No you are not a parent. YOU are the spouse of a parent. YOu have the right to be respected as an adult in the house the child is in. That is all. But not a parent.
Text speak? How old are you?
let's start again -- LEGALLY a stepparent has NO rights. NONE. ZIP. Zilch. Zero. Want to watch a hospital get sued quickly? Let mom disagree with you securing treatment for her little girl. YOU and the hospital will get sued. The hospital will lose. And you will find YOURSELF reprimanded by the court. At minimum.
Bull. Unless you have a power of attorney to secure medical treatment then you cannot legally secure nonemergency treatment. And I do not mean ER treatment. I mean emergency as in life or death treatment.
It so doesn't. Because legall you are wrong.
Please stop typing. Please stop giving "advice". Please. just. stop.