I'm going to try to keep this short, as otherwise its too easy for me to get emotional on this and get off track.
Joint custody with the Ex, 50/50 time with the kids, on an alternating week basis.
Our 4 year old daughter has had breathing issues her whole life, no diagnosis at this point, on various medications throughout, and has underwent a surgery that had to be stopped a few minutes into it, due to her having a bad reaction while under anesthesia.
After the failed surgery, the doctors placed her on some new medications in the hopes that it would eliminate or reduce the need for another attempt at the surgery at a hospital better equipped to handle her.
The meds have worked amazingly for the past 4 months, and I barely see any of her symptoms, with the exception of when she has a cold.
The ex-wife has since come to decide that there is nothing wrong with our daughter, that I and the doctors see her as a lab rat, and that unless a doctor can tell her absolutely what is wrong with her, she refuses to administer any meds to her during her weeks with the kids.
I am of course now extremely worried that she will start to backslide and worsen. While there's been no indication from anyone that what our daughter suffers from is life threatening, it is most definitely a huge quality of life issue. Some of the symptoms are similar to asthma, and doctors have indicated that she will more than likely be diagnosed with asthma at the very least, once she is able to complete the lung function test.
With the ex-wifes refusal to give our daughter her medications, what are my options in dealing with this? I've spoken to the doctors and all they can suggest is having her come in and speak with them, and they would be more than happy to explain it all to her (She refuses). Failing that they have said to take it up with our social worker (we don't have one), or take it up in court.
Is court the only option here? And even then, how would this be pursued through the courts?
Joint custody with the Ex, 50/50 time with the kids, on an alternating week basis.
Our 4 year old daughter has had breathing issues her whole life, no diagnosis at this point, on various medications throughout, and has underwent a surgery that had to be stopped a few minutes into it, due to her having a bad reaction while under anesthesia.
After the failed surgery, the doctors placed her on some new medications in the hopes that it would eliminate or reduce the need for another attempt at the surgery at a hospital better equipped to handle her.
The meds have worked amazingly for the past 4 months, and I barely see any of her symptoms, with the exception of when she has a cold.
The ex-wife has since come to decide that there is nothing wrong with our daughter, that I and the doctors see her as a lab rat, and that unless a doctor can tell her absolutely what is wrong with her, she refuses to administer any meds to her during her weeks with the kids.
I am of course now extremely worried that she will start to backslide and worsen. While there's been no indication from anyone that what our daughter suffers from is life threatening, it is most definitely a huge quality of life issue. Some of the symptoms are similar to asthma, and doctors have indicated that she will more than likely be diagnosed with asthma at the very least, once she is able to complete the lung function test.
With the ex-wifes refusal to give our daughter her medications, what are my options in dealing with this? I've spoken to the doctors and all they can suggest is having her come in and speak with them, and they would be more than happy to explain it all to her (She refuses). Failing that they have said to take it up with our social worker (we don't have one), or take it up in court.
Is court the only option here? And even then, how would this be pursued through the courts?
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