Plus, the advice divorce attorneys give parents clashing over the coronavirus vaccine.
Divorce attorneys around the country are increasingly preparing to litigate vaccine issues between ex-spouses.safe and effective in kids ages 5 to 11This step toward COVID vaccinations for children was welcome news for Beth, a tech worker in Los Angeles, who’s eager to get her 10-year-old vaccinated. She felt equally heartened a few weeks earlier when the Los Angeles Unified School District said it would“The more my son is surrounded by vaccinated people, the better,” the mom told HuffPost.
“[My son] told me, ‘I don’t like the vaccine,’ so I asked, ‘Oh, why do you say that?’ and he responded ‘They kill people,’” she said. “I responded that, ‘No they don’t, and let’s look at the data together so you know that COVID is what is actually killing people, not the vaccine.’” “Lawyers on family law list-serves across the country are debating this exact question ― what if one parent is pro-COVID vaccine and the other is anti ― and the answers are all over the place,” saidGenerally speaking, if parents aren’t divorced or living under a custody order, either parent can give consent for a child to be vaccinated unilaterally, said Elizabeth Green Lindsey, an attorney in Atlanta and the president of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
“Imagine the situation where the child gets one dose but the objecting parent is able to block the second dose,” Green Lindsey said. Throughout the pandemic, D.B.’s wife and her friends have flouted safety precautions, getting together at unmasked playdates and dance classes. Given her past behavior, D.B. said he has little hope he’ll convince his wife to get their youngest daughter vaccinated.In high-conflict divorces -- or if parents have fiercely argued about safety precautions throughout the pandemic -- experts caution against attempting to “convince” an ex to vaccinate a child.
“She knows the opinions from both sides, and I think she leans more towards us, especially after her grandma and grandpa got COVID,” she explained. “Her grandpa was sick for a while ― weeks ― and ended up getting secondary infections.” In high-conflict divorces ― or if parents have fiercely argued about safety precautions throughout the pandemic ― Gilbert even cautions against attempting to “convince” an ex to vaccinate a child.
“This keeps kids out of dysfunctional triangle situations and teaches them how to self-advocate,” she said. “However, this could cause conflict between the child and the anti-vaxxer parent, so the pro-vax parent should help the child with strategies on standing firm in their beliefs while minimizing conflict with the anti-vax parent.”
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