penelope10
Senior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? TX
As I mentioned in a past thread, court order stated OZ and I to each pay 1/2 of Orthodontics. We went round and round about this and finally I took out additional dental insurance. (He is ordered to carry all insurance on Lil Bit). I have sent him 1/2 of each and every reimbursement check. In fact, I just sent him 1/2 of the final payment in the amount of over $300.00.
Took Lil Bit to the dentist today and found out he has not paid last month's or this month's bill.(The balance is shown on the next appointment statement) I shot him a very polite email asking him if he had missed the payments as an oversight. He and I each have a separate account with the Ortho, so the Ortho won't go after me for his payments. However, I am upset that I have been giving him 1/2 of the insurance checks and they are NOT being used to pay the Ortho.
Do I have any legal leg to stand on if this continues since 1/2 of the account is only in his name? Dad has a good job and is very successful--In fact he brags about how much money he is making. It's a little embarrassing for me to go to the Ortho to find out he's not paying his portion of the bill. Plus, I have acted in good faith my giving him 1/2 of the reimbursement checks .
As I mentioned in a past thread, court order stated OZ and I to each pay 1/2 of Orthodontics. We went round and round about this and finally I took out additional dental insurance. (He is ordered to carry all insurance on Lil Bit). I have sent him 1/2 of each and every reimbursement check. In fact, I just sent him 1/2 of the final payment in the amount of over $300.00.
Took Lil Bit to the dentist today and found out he has not paid last month's or this month's bill.(The balance is shown on the next appointment statement) I shot him a very polite email asking him if he had missed the payments as an oversight. He and I each have a separate account with the Ortho, so the Ortho won't go after me for his payments. However, I am upset that I have been giving him 1/2 of the insurance checks and they are NOT being used to pay the Ortho.
Do I have any legal leg to stand on if this continues since 1/2 of the account is only in his name? Dad has a good job and is very successful--In fact he brags about how much money he is making. It's a little embarrassing for me to go to the Ortho to find out he's not paying his portion of the bill. Plus, I have acted in good faith my giving him 1/2 of the reimbursement checks .
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