Florida law treats consent to a child’s “mental health treatment” differently from other shared major parental decisions. In 2016, Florida law changed to mandate certain provisions in parenting plans. See Laws of Florida 2016-241. Most parenting plans say parents will share…
How do courts in Florida handle shared parental responsibility over a child’s health care? Florida family judges must determine parenting matters according to the child’s best interests and the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. Exception to Best…
Florida’s divorce and paternity statutes don’t define “mental health treatment.” When they’re sharing parental responsibility, each parent retains parental consent to mental health treatment. However, by clarifying and agreeing to the scope of “mental health treatment” for their child, parents…
When Florida parents divorce and share parental responsibility, either may consent to mental health treatment for a child. Therefore, mental health treatment providers generally may accept informed consent by only one parent to mental health treatment. Informed Consent by One…
This post summarizes Florida mental health informed consent rules for mental health providers. Florida parents who divorce typically share parental responsibility. When they do, either may consent to mental health treatment for a child. Each parent remains their child’s natural…
One parent disagrees with the other parent’s consenting to mental health treatment for their child. They share parental responsibility, so each parent retains consent to. mental health treatment. To move forward, the parents may often face costly, time consuming, and…