Parental Rights and Medical Custody Litigation
Issue | Jurisdiction | CPAN Role | Status |
Parental Rights; Medical Custody Dispute; Informed Consent for Minors | Colorado Family Court | Legal coordination, fundraising support, documentation, and public advocacy | Medical custody removed; appeal pending |
CPAN is supporting Gene Maine, a Colorado father, in a family law and medical-custody dispute involving the legal and medical treatment of his minor child. CPAN facilitated legal representation for Mr. Maine, coordinated fundraising to underwrite his legal expenses, and amplified public awareness of the challenges he faced after Colorado courts removed his medical decision-making authority while maintaining his parenting time.
The dispute arose after Maine raised concerns about his child’ s exposure to and pursuit of experimental and life-altering puberty-blocking treatments at Children ’ s Hospital Colorado. Despite Maine ’ s objections, a court arbitrator granted the child’ s mother sole authority over medical decisions, including the child’ s treatment path. Maine has since lost medical custody but retains parenting time.
Maine is actively appealing the custody and medical decision rulings, asserting that state law and court processes improperly prioritized affirmation-only treatment protocols over parental oversight and the child’ s long-term welfare. CPAN’ s involvement has encompassed strategic legal coordination, financial support for counsel, and public advocacy to protect parental rights and challenge the erosion of informed consent in children ’ s healthcare decisions.
