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| Subject: | Re: Canadian question regarding custody |
| Poster: | Slightly Graying Wolf |
| Date: | Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:07:53 GMT |
| Related Postings: | 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
"DrLith" wrote in message
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> Teri wrote:
>
>> I'm concerned that SD's mother might have just listed herself and her
>> boyfriend as emergency contacts at the school, so I'm concerned that the
>> boyfriend even if reached wouldn't be able to give approval for
>> emergencies so he wouldn't be a reasonable alternate for SD's mother.
>
> Let's say the child is in a horrible playground accident and is rushed to
> the ER, and needs immediate surgery; they've gotten hold of the boyfriend
> but not the mother. (a) is the hospital going to put their legal team on
> the case to determine whether this guy is, in fact, a valid common-law
> step-parent with legal rights? (b) are they going to hold up the surgery
> because he isn't?
>
> If that, indeed, is your concern--that the child will be in some sort of
> medical emergency and fail to receive adequate care because there's no
> parent/legal guardian available to authorize it--I think it is unfounded.
>
> When I was a single parent, I had my next-door neighbor as the emergency
> contact, for god's sake. Most "emergencies" with the schools are things
> like "come pick up the child, she's puking in the hallway." As long as the
> person is on the list of individuals approved to pick up the child,
> they're not going to care WHO it is!
I don't know how it works in the US, but here in canuckland a
hospital/doctor (through child welfare) will make the decision in the
absence of a guardian, but I would not mind my ex's husband reinforcing a
good decision if he were the only one present.
John
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