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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 .
 
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Ohiogal

Queen Bee
Use the reimbursement checks to pay the ortho. How are you getting reimbursement checks if the Ortho is owed money?
 

penelope10

Senior Member
Use the reimbursement checks to pay the ortho. How are you getting reimbursement checks if the Ortho is owed money?

Sorry, the insurance pays up to $1500 total for ortho. Insurance sends out increment checks as expenses come up....she reached $1500 in treatment so I got the final insurance check from the Ortho. We each are responsible for 50% of the ortho bill. Any checks that come to me I send 1/2 to him if that makes sense.

We each signed separate contracts---the braces ran about $6000.00 dollars. My end is paid ahead. Looks like he is running a couple of months behind on his end. So he is not using the insurance money I am sending him he is towards his account with the Ortho.
 
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penelope10

Senior Member
LOL, never mind I think that I have already answered my own question.

LOL working nights sometimes are a killer...Thanks all:)
 

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