How do parenting plans provide for consent to mental health treatment for a child? What does “mental health treatment” mean and include? What if parents don’t agree on mental health treatment their child should continue, undertake, or stop? May one…
Parents in Florida divorce and paternity cases must agree to a “Parenting Plan” or have a judge decide on a plan. In collaborative practice, parents work with a collaborative neutral facilitator and collaborative professional team. The team helps parents write…
Parents who “share parental responsibility” retain full parental rights and responsibilities for their child. Both parents confer with each other to make decisions for their child. – Section 61.046(17), Florida Statutes. Before deciding, separated parents who share parental responsibility must…
Florida law treats consent to “mental health treatment” for a child differently from other major decisions responsibility for which parents share. In 2016, Florida law changed to mandate provisions in parenting plans. – Section 61.13(2)(b)3., Florida Statutes, amended by Laws…
In 2016, Florida law changed to mandate, in parenting plans designating shared parental responsibility, that either parent retains the right to consent to mental health treatment for their child. Section 61.13(2)(b)3., Florida Statutes, amended by Laws of Florida 2016-241 (enacting…