My question involves child abuse or neglect in the State of: IL
Happy New Year!
My ex-husband has remarried, and his wife has two teenage children. The elder of the two children will be receiving a driver's license shortly. This minor has ADHD, is medicated, and is immature for a 15 year old. The other child seems to be an ok kid.
My child is 11, has ADHD, also immature for an 11 year old, and is struggling with impulse control behaviors. I have adamantly protested having the eldest teenager supervise or watch my children, and definitely not drive the children. I don't have to explain about Illinois winters. My concern is that two high energy pre-teens in a car with an inexperienced driver is just a bad idea for all the children involved. The judge agreed with my position, given in his recommendation. The GAL agrees with my position. My ex-husband wants to fight this, for his own convenience, not concern for the kids. He refuses to take no for an answer on any point he wants to promote. I have looked for Illinois statutes which prohibit driving while on psychotropic (CII) prescriptions, but have been unsuccessful.
Lately, my 11 year old child has become more physical with the 15 year old step sibling to the point of punching the elder child. My child will not hit hard with intent unless provoked. In this case, my child was eating some candy that the 15 year old wanted. My child said no repeatedly, then the stepsibling took them from my child, which prompted my child to hit the stepsibling. My ex's wife was a witness to all of this but did nothing to prevent it, and just started crying because the kids just can't get along. My child hates the 15 year old and they annoy each other routinely.
My child with ADHD is seeing a counselor, a psychiatrist and is medicated. I cannot speak for the other child, but I do know that this child takes medication.
Now that it is rising to the level of physical contact and the parents in my ex-husband's home do not do anything to guide the children to better decision-making, do I have any recourse? Or do I have to watch my child get harassed to the point of misery and not wanting to go back to Dad's? My attorney has been silent on this issue, and I am loathe to apply for an order of protection as my ex-husband will react with histrionics to any assault on his parenting behavior.
Thank you in advance for your kind responses.
Happy New Year!
My ex-husband has remarried, and his wife has two teenage children. The elder of the two children will be receiving a driver's license shortly. This minor has ADHD, is medicated, and is immature for a 15 year old. The other child seems to be an ok kid.
My child is 11, has ADHD, also immature for an 11 year old, and is struggling with impulse control behaviors. I have adamantly protested having the eldest teenager supervise or watch my children, and definitely not drive the children. I don't have to explain about Illinois winters. My concern is that two high energy pre-teens in a car with an inexperienced driver is just a bad idea for all the children involved. The judge agreed with my position, given in his recommendation. The GAL agrees with my position. My ex-husband wants to fight this, for his own convenience, not concern for the kids. He refuses to take no for an answer on any point he wants to promote. I have looked for Illinois statutes which prohibit driving while on psychotropic (CII) prescriptions, but have been unsuccessful.
Lately, my 11 year old child has become more physical with the 15 year old step sibling to the point of punching the elder child. My child will not hit hard with intent unless provoked. In this case, my child was eating some candy that the 15 year old wanted. My child said no repeatedly, then the stepsibling took them from my child, which prompted my child to hit the stepsibling. My ex's wife was a witness to all of this but did nothing to prevent it, and just started crying because the kids just can't get along. My child hates the 15 year old and they annoy each other routinely.
My child with ADHD is seeing a counselor, a psychiatrist and is medicated. I cannot speak for the other child, but I do know that this child takes medication.
Now that it is rising to the level of physical contact and the parents in my ex-husband's home do not do anything to guide the children to better decision-making, do I have any recourse? Or do I have to watch my child get harassed to the point of misery and not wanting to go back to Dad's? My attorney has been silent on this issue, and I am loathe to apply for an order of protection as my ex-husband will react with histrionics to any assault on his parenting behavior.
Thank you in advance for your kind responses.
Child Neglect: Kids with Adhd Becoming Physically Violent
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