Revised Local Rule 27

ORTHODONTIC EXPENSE FOR MINOR CHILDREN

27. (A) Orthodontic expenses for minor children, if determined to be necessary, shall be handled as any other health care expenses for minor children under Local Rule of Court #26.

27. (B) A parent who takes a minor child to an orthodontist and who is in favor of orthodontic treatment for the child shall give the other parent adequate notice of the proposed treatment. The other parent shall have the right to take the child to another orthodontist for orthodontic examination and opinion as to the necessity of the treatment.

(Revised April 15, 1992)