I have to pay medical bills after child is 18???

[vmj]

State of Georgia:
All through the years ex-wife has threatened me with "a big stack of medical bills" that shes gonna take me to court for if I dont do this and do that..etc. I am court ordered to pay half of medical expenses.
She has never sent me a copy of these so called bills.
Ok, #1. Am i olbigated to pay medical bills if she refuses to show me a copy of it? (Do i just take her word?)
#2. Being refused a copy of it, can she nail me for them AFTER child turns 18 and child support has stopped?

Thanks!

[Fatheroffour]

Ignore her.

If she is just mouthing off, threatening, without timely mailing you copies of receipts for reimbursement, ignore her.

I assume you don't let her browbeat you over the phone. Don't talk to her. Shift everything to text and email.

[vmj]

Ignore her.

If she is just mouthing off, threatening, without timely mailing you copies of receipts for reimbursement, ignore her.

I assume you don't let her browbeat you over the phone. Don't talk to her. Shift everything to text and email.

Will Do.I haven't talked to her on the phone is a while, mostly txt or her sending me acertified letter in the mail. But, our daughter is 18 and last day of school is tomorrow, So just expecting things to hit the fan once she doesnt get a CS check anymore. Because she has tried her best to make the divorce papers say support goes till shes 21 if shes in college, and it doesnt, ive already asked lawyer about that one. But shes expecting it, so theres no telling whats shes gonna try and do.

[minuette]

Please tell me that there is a clear and specific process defined in your parenting agreement, for the reimbursement of out-of-pocket medical expenses. If there isn't, I can just imagine her walking into court crying poor and an idiot judge making you cough up your half, because there was no language indicating WHEN your ex had to present the bills to you for payment. Lord protect us from mother-biased jurists.

Review your language and review the relevant case law. If she just keeps blowing smoke, no harm no foul, but it never hurts to broaden your legal knowledge a bit and it may give you some additional peace of mind.

[Trevor]

If orders say you pay half of all medical expenses but doesn't require her to provide receipts in a certain timeframe, your orders suck; but you should not pay without receipts. No judge would likely do more than shake a finger at you in court for not complying with orders because you didn't simply accept the word of the opposing party in a lawsuit. Your X is trying to exert control over you with this threat and now it's time to put up or shut up. But if you know your kid got braces, for example, I hope you have set aside money to pay your half, because you should pay that stuff, once you get receipts.

I trust you have not waited until the last minute to file for a modification to terminate CS upon HS graduation of your D18 (assuming here that your state deems this as emancipation). Right?

If orders do not include college expenses, check state statutes for emancipation rules; many states do have this and state law would govern. If not, do not bake college expenses into any kind of court papers; leave it to be a verbal agreement afterward. Read the Stickie thread on "Daddy Scholarship" today.

[vmj]

No, the papers don't specify anything about the medical other than I have to pay half.
As far as I know, she hasn't had any major medical things done. She's been on medicaid.
So, I thought once she graduates highschool it stops? I have to get a court paper to stop it?
The paper say that cs stops when child is 18 and graduates highschool, but if child is in higschool pastage 18. then cs goes till 21 or untill graduation, which ever occurs first.

[Trevor]

Again, check your state statutes for emancipation criteria. Once the child is emancipated, support stops. All support.

But if your X files against you for contempt on the health care issue, your lawyer will demand copies of all receipts, diagnosis pages, prescriptions, and everything to substantiate the health care obligation she demands from you. If she can prove it with these records, you'll have to pay. But your lawyer can push back for a relaxed repayment period because of the undue burden of a lump aum when receipts were wrongfully withheld from you over time. If she has no records, you won't have to pay (unless the judge is a total mommy-bias lunatic).

If your orders are clear (How clear? Crystal.) on support ending, and you have a copy of the child's birth certificate (The Idiot D. Trump will demand it, along with stupid politicians in Arizona) and HS Diploma, then stop paying and wait for her to file against you to reinstate it (which she won't be able to do if you have your records in order).

[vmj]

Ok. I will do that. Thanks so much for the info!

[justlarry]

I say take a half day off from work and show up at the courthouse asking how to stop CS upon attaining age 18 and graduation.
Might be the best 1/2 day ever spent when 3 years from now you are hit with back CS because you "thought" it was taken care of and stopped paying. Don't call on the phone either. You never get service. Stand in front of a court administrator and ask for the form to stop CS.

[Fatheroffour]

Georgia?

Request a CS review. Don't just stop paying.