Medical share

[Copperarab]

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Oklahoma

The biological father is in contempt of court for failure to pay child support (163.00 month). He is over $5,000 in arrears and now has a bench warrant for a $1843 cash purge fee. This is all per CSED here in OK.

In the orders, it is stated he is to pay 50% of all uncovered medical/dental. I have not pestered him about half of the copays or anything up til now, but the child now has a dental appt. in January, and after my husbands insurance, there is still $782 left to pay.

I told the fathers mother during a recent visit dropoff (the visits are at her house as she is the supervisor and the bio dad refuses to speak to me) about the upcoming expense and reminded her about the court order.

I emailed CSED and asked them how to handle getting reimbursed for half of this large amount, they basically told me that putting that medical clause in there was routine but they could not do anything about enforcing it.

What are my options? I know I could hire an attorney, but I am still paying off the amount it cost me the last time I used them.

The father has been hiding out a few hours drive away with relatives to try avoiding court/work and paying support. He only comes to town for the Sat. visits, and then he only comes occassionally.

Any other suggestions besides hiring an attorney? And do I take a copy of the dental billing after the appt. and mail/give it to him with a reminder about his share?
(course he isnt going to pay anything as he refuses to give 1 cent for his near 3 year old daughter)

Thanks for your ideas and help!

 

[Gracie3787]

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Oklahoma

The biological father is in contempt of court for failure to pay child support (163.00 month). He is over $5,000 in arrears and now has a bench warrant for a $1843 cash purge fee. This is all per CSED here in OK.

In the orders, it is stated he is to pay 50% of all uncovered medical/dental. I have not pestered him about half of the copays or anything up til now, but the child now has a dental appt. in January, and after my husbands insurance, there is still $782 left to pay.

I told the fathers mother during a recent visit dropoff (the visits are at her house as she is the supervisor and the bio dad refuses to speak to me) about the upcoming expense and reminded her about the court order.

I emailed CSED and asked them how to handle getting reimbursed for half of this large amount, they basically told me that putting that medical clause in there was routine but they could not do anything about enforcing it.

What are my options? I know I could hire an attorney, but I am still paying off the amount it cost me the last time I used them.

The father has been hiding out a few hours drive away with relatives to try avoiding court/work and paying support. He only comes to town for the Sat. visits, and then he only comes occassionally.

Any other suggestions besides hiring an attorney? And do I take a copy of the dental billing after the appt. and mail/give it to him with a reminder about his share?
(course he isnt going to pay anything as he refuses to give 1 cent for his near 3 year old daughter)

Thanks for your ideas and help!

You will need to give him the bill with a note that by court order he is responsible for paying 1/2 of the bill. Do you have a mailing address for him? If so, send it by certified return reciept. If he or no one else signs for it, the PO will send it back to you with a notice that it was undeliverable. When you get that, you can then hand it to him or his mother during visitation drop off. Give him about 30 days to pay, then if he doesn't, file for contempt. When it goes to court take the proof that you tried to send it by mail and then just testify that it was handed to whoever.

 

[VeronicaGia]

You haven't even incurred the bill yet! Once you have the bill, present him with a copy asking for his 1/2. If he refuses, you do not need an attorney, just file contempt.