No Routine Medical Care By Custodial Parent

[Mishka2008]

My question involves a child custody case from the State of: New York

My daughter just turned 17. She moved in with her mother last fall and custodianship was changed to her mother, etc. She has employed Parental Alienation since she was 8, and now that she is there, she will now no longer speak to me. There is no communication between any of us now. Medical insurance is through me, which at least allows me knowledge of if she's had any routine medical care, which has been zero since she moved in there. Missed all dental visits for a year now, orthodontist has written and now the life-long guarantee is void, as she wouldn't take her 10 minutes away for the followup visits, and vaccines that should have been given have not. I sent her a letter asking for an explanation as to why she was not providing this care (along with the letter from the orthodontist) and the response was to never send a letter like that to her again, and that I was a "piece of ____" --- What are my options?

[aaron]

Custodianship was changed by consent? As a result of court proceedings?

[Mishka2008]

Joint custody, but lives with mother now. All changed through court. Just not sure how to even find out why she's not getting the routine basic medical care, which she's always gotten. I don't ask for details. I just want her to get routine care. It seems to have totally stopped and the mother simply refuses to answer when asked. It can't be $ as she's insured and we would share any co-pays which are minimal.

[Mr. Knowitall]

Talk to the lawyer who helped you the last time. I doubt that a judge who just got through reviewing your case is going to change custody of a 17-year-old, just because she doesn't want to follow up with the orthodontist, and obviously we have no idea what vaccinations you are talking about or why they haven't been given.

You may be able to get the court to order certain medical or dental treatments, until your daughter turns 18. Is it worth the battle? I can't answer that.

[Mishka2008]

I'm not looking at all for custody back. Just looking for an avenue to force the mother (now the custodial parent) to render proper medical care and maintenance. My sole intent is to ensure my daughter's health and welfare. Since I can't get an answer regarding this from the mother and my daughter has missed all appointments for a year now, can Child Protective help with this?