Even before COVID-19 disrupted our lives, separated or divorced parents sharing custody of children were occasionally doing battle over the standard vaccines that are familiar to all of us.

Kimberly G. Ader of Davis, Matthews & Quigley. Courtesy Photo Kimberly G. Ader of Davis, Matthews & Quigley. (Courtesy photo)

Other medical issues that have caused conflict in the past include whether a child should take ADHD medication, whether teenage girls should take birth control, whether children should receive vaccines that protect against the human papillomavirus, whether a young child should take antidepressant medication and whether a child should be placed in a treatment program.