Q: Can a minor's guardian keep the parents from visiting, or even getting info from nurses, while the child is in the PICU?
The parents were awarded visitation during the guardianship hearing. The guardians were told they can't ignore phone calls.
Parents were not informed their child was in Intensive Care, only discovered this information via accidental phone call from the hospital's cafeteria, inquiring what the child would want to eat during his stay.
Parents had been trying to contact guardians prior to hospitalization and had received no response.
Now guardians refuse to answer the door when parents come by, refuse to give them the hospital "password" so that they can inquire about the child's health.
Father of the child was escorted (without incident) off the hospital property for simply being there, within an hour of finding out child was hospitalized.
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