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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks PP. We do have a parenting decision maker appointed. In the event of dispute, they have to make a ruling. I had requested an expedited ruling last week and did not receive it, and had to cancel the appointment, now I wait.

I provided pediatrician recommendations, CDC guidelines, our schools mask policy (no mask) and their vaccination record showing that they have been fully vaccinated, previously. They also want to be vaccinated, which at their ages I would hope would be considered. He provided his opinion as a salesperson, nothing else.

I just don't have any case law to use as a basis for what the PDMC might decide, and was wondering how other divorced family may have navigated this, or other vaccination/medical disagreements in the past. 
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I'm the PP. I have not personally navigated a situation like this, but I do know folks who have been able to get things like refusal to provide recommended medical care considered to affect decision-making power. That said, it sounds like you are basically guaranteed a battle about this, and there is no way for you guys to conceal them taking the vaccine. It'll be in the state database, which he will be able to access, so even if your kids ARE willing to lie, it'll get discovered and then everyone will have more trouble and more hassle.

You are doing the right thing. Continue to impress upon the system that this must be expedited, and be ready to schedule vaccine appts as soon as humanly possible when you prevail, which I am confident will happen eventually.[/quote]

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