Medication deal for girl in Detroit standoff backs mom's case-Consent form says she could halt girl's drug therapy

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Consent form says she could halt girl's drug therapy, which led to standoff
Doug Guthrie / The Detroit News
Detroit — A mother accused of medical neglect for refusing to give her daughter a prescribed drug had authority to halt treatment, court files indicate.
The "informed consent" form signed by Maryanne Godboldo, who sparked a debate over parents' rights when her daughter was removed from her care March 25, authorized her to give her daughter, Ariana, the antipsychotic drug Risperdal.