Q: Massachusetts- Rights of the father to seek psychological help for his son, mom refuses. What can be done?
Step mother is being verbally and physically abused by the her oldest step son. Father wants to get him psychological help for these issues but the mother isn't cooperating. Child lives 3 hours away in another state. What are the father's rights to getting his son the help he needs?
A: You have not stated the age of the child. If he is a minor and if father has joint legal custody then he can seek a Modification for Medical decision-making authority based upon mother's refusal to deal with the aggression . You would need a Petition for same and a Motion for Temporary Orders as it sounds like this happens during visitation? It is unclear whether the police have been involved. If so, it is possible that the DCF would become involved as well.
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