Split Family Policy

We believe that divorce, separation, and custody agreements should not interfere with a child’s medical care.

The parent requesting medical treatment is individually responsible for paying the medical bills associated with that visit.

CMG is not a party to your divorce agreement; we will collect co-pays and deductibles from the attending parent and hold the attending parent responsible for any other payments associated with that visit.

Although a divorce decree may state that an ex-spouse/partner is responsible for medical bills, CMG has no authority to enforce compliance or to act as a mediator between the parties.

“Joint Custody” means that each parent has equal access to the child’s medical record. We cannot restrict either parent from accessing their child’s medical information without a court order.

We will not call the other parent for consent before treatment or inform the non-present parent of the assessment and/or care plan.

During the visit, we will discuss information pertinent to the child’s history and exam with the accompanying parent; the parents are responsible for communicating with each other. For this and other reasons, we recommend that both parents have their own Patient Portal account so each can always access their child’s medical records.
If a court order requires us to do otherwise, we will be happy to comply after we receive a copy of it, which we will enter in the child’s medical records.

Should issues between parents become disruptive to our medical practice, we reserve the right to discharge a family from our care.