Divorce is final - ex wife is sending me bills?

[dormat]

Background: Divorce was final in December - mediation settlement. She moved out in July and we did 50/50 with the kids during separation.

FPP - 50/50 with 50% each parent on kid's expenses.
When she moved - she had her name removed on any joint utilities and cancelled all utilities in her name only - except one - which was disconnected anyway - but equipment wasn't returned and monthly charge was not stopped. For the last several months she is insisting that I pay this bill. I am refusing.

Recently she tells me to pick up a Rx for one of the kids and send to her– the kid needing the medicine was in her care at the time. When I asked her why I should pick it up when I didn’t have the child that needed the medicine – she stated that I owed her money, and since I refused to pay that bill – she wanted me to cover the co-pay. Wished the recording of her saying this was useable in court.

I sent her 3R – stating that I was unhappy that she withheld needed medication our children

Now the ex sent me bills for expenses she claims to have paid for the kids from the time she moved out in July to time of divorce date.

Two questions – if it went back to court:
Could I be liable for a bill in her name, because the equipment was left in the home when she moved and I did not remind her to cancel and return?

Could I be liable for expenses for the kids during the separation?

[Fatheroffour]

So where is the equipment now? If you have disposed of it without proper notification I believe you could have some liability.

[defaultuser]

Could I be liable for a bill in her name, because the equipment was left in the home when she moved and I did not remind her to cancel and return?

Could I be liable for expenses for the kids during the separation?

More important questions would be:

What would it cost me to litigate these issues?

If I were you, I'd just ignore her, which it sounds like you're doing a good job of. Don't respond and get into the drama, which is what she wants.

In my opinion, it really doesn't matter if you're in the right or wrong. It only matters what the cost/benefit is in regards to litigating the issue vs. ignoring the X. In most cases, its to your benefit to ignore the < female dog >.

[dormat]

I disconnect the equipment, boxed it up nicely - early on, as I contracted with others to provide this service - told her it was there - On the home cameras, I have a recording of her walking up to and looking at it.
We are talking about $700.00 - big deal to my current finanical - but that damn principle schite get involved.

Ignore - Ignore, I guess I will keep with it.

[DAH1121]

I am in sort of the same situation, but we had dual insurances before.
The insurance won't tell you that you don't have a deductible. That always has
to be met. What you may receive in the mail is a COB (coordination of benefits) form to identify another insurance by the other party. You will identify who the child resides with, and provide a copy of your divorce decree stating who is responsible for medical coverage, and what the custodial situation is.
Either way I think you will be covered once you iron all of this out

[capslock]

I disconnect the equipment, boxed it up nicely - early on, as I contracted with others to provide this service - told her it was there - On the home cameras, I have a recording of her walking up to and looking at it.
We are talking about $700.00 - big deal to my current finanical - but that damn principle schite get involved.

Ignore - Ignore, I guess I will keep with it.

I would call the company...dish network or whomever... and say there was a mix up involving a move. Can I send it back now and have the account credited.
Either that or just ship it back with their pre-paid label.
If you think it will come up in court one day there's no reason to muddy the issues with something so trivial.

[dormat]

I guess, I gave too much background and just should have asked the question.

Once you have final decree- can one party be held liable for expenses that occured during seperation, before final?

My logic says to me that any these should have been part of the mediationed division of assets. I mean, 3 months out - there are things I would like to renegotiate - but it's over, right?

[capslock]

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[Thoughts?]

Once you have final decree- can one party be held liable for expenses that occured during seperation, before final?

The financial settlement in the decree should have settled all financial matters prior to the divorce being final.

Put another way, unless she can show severe fraud, she cannot readjudicate matters already decided in the decree. Your response to her suit would be a general denial, followed by a statement as to when the divorce was prounced, and a reference to the financial terms therein.

Put another another way, tell her to < edited > herself.

[defaultuser]

Put another another way, tell her to < edited > herself

+1 to this. Sell the stuff on Ebay and spend the money taking your new 22 year old GF to dinner.