Health risks in divorce

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I'm concerned. My ex is meant to take medication to control seizures and is refusing to do so. Since stopping they have not yet had seizures so are thinking that they are fine without the medication.

Do I need to discuss with a solicitor whether they can still have the children for stats as they are now at significant risk.

I feel that this is another form of coercive control as my doing this they know that I will be unhappy leaving the children in their care. It's all about getting the life that they want with none of the responsibilities

I would absolutely notify the solicitor. Do you have it in writing from them they aren’t taking the medication? If so stop contact citing self harm and danger to the children. Make the solicitor aware in advance in case they can advise more specifically. Report them to social services.

how old are the children?

How old are the children?

Does your ex drive? That would be my main concern and I believe the DVLA should be informed if that is the case

If not then unless the DC are very young then risk of seizures while the DC are in your ex's care is not necessarily a safety concern as long as the DC know what to do if your ex has a seizure

Taking medication is a personal decision and your ex has bodily autonomy so it's not really up to you to decide what medication your ex is "meant to take", it is a shared decision for your ex to agree with his/her doctor

They are meant to take the medication to prevent seizures. The consultant hasn't agreed to them stopping the medication -they have just decided that they're going to stop them because they've not had seizures for a while so 'it's gone away' 😳

We currently share a property but are finalising the divorce so living separately soon, which is why I'm concerned a lot. Children are both quite young

I currently only have verbal confirmation but they haven't picked up their recent prescriptions