Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois
IF I had joint custody of my kids and my ex is taking the kids to see psychiatrist without my consent ( in the parenting agreement we are suppose to agree in any matter regarding the kids like school,medical, childcare etc) since she never inform me, and I find out because my kids started talking about it ( this is going for a good amount of weeks) do I have the right to go to see this doctor and stopped the therapy if I don`t approved it ( she is doing this and a bunch of other thing against the agreement, like deny me to talk to them over the phone in the days I don`t see them, one time with police I have to get my kids because she refuse to give me my sick kids, 2 police reports when she leave the kids alone at home, the time my daughter broke her finger and she had to wait 2 days for me to see a doctor) don`t I have enough proof to find her unfit and turn over the custody?but the doctor is my main consert
1 Answer from Attorneys
Hello. You do have a right to contact the doctor. If you do not approve of the treatment, you should send a letter to your children's mother advising her that you not agree with the treatment and request that the sessions with this psychiatrist end immediately. If she does not cooperate with your request, you should file a motion for a rule to show cause as to why she should not be held in contempt of court for violating the terms of the parenting agreement. This would then be the appropriate time to bring up the other violations of the agreement that you mentioned. This is a very serious matter and I suggests that you take immediate action. The psychiatrist should also be advised that you have joint parenting of your children. If you have problems with the psychiatrist, you should report him or her to the Illinois Department of Professional Regulations. I strongly suggests that you retain an attorney to represent you. This situation looks as if it will get complicated and attempting to represent yourself will be difficult.