Regardless of what I planned to do with regard to ensuing actions and its legality, I would have informed that b!tch that her statement that “I will be assuming the decision authority henceforth” also would require that she would be responsible for any ensuing hospital bills or payments.
In any action afterwards, she would be included as a culpable respondent.
I wouldn’t think this is a question if the child has indeed been made a ward of the state.
What seems real weird is that this happened in a “Ronald McDonald House.” Yes, that McDonald’s. Maybe we should “have it our way” at Burger King instead? (Yes, they have other troubles.)