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BM at it again...

iamlosingit's picture

SO...BM doesn't have the money to take DH back to court (but they have the money to fly to CA...whatev) but she wants MORE money so she can dictate where dh money is going.  Remember...no dh is allowed to have another life after BM, all his resources and time must be spent on ss, because HOW DARE YOU be happy after her! (yes, that is sarcasm)

Anyways, since dh is not picking up ss wearing rags and shaking a cup of change, she is doing everything in her power to get him to the point where all he can do is work and see ss, therefore having no time for me.  Her latest plan of attack?

Doctor appointments. 

Since dh is forced by the courts to carry ss on his health insurance, she brings ss to the doctor for EVERYTHING.

Court order states they both have 50/50 legal for ss, but she never consults dh on anything medical. They are also supposed to split the bills 60% dh 40% bm.  She refuses to pay.

Prior Blog-

 BM has told dh about two appointments.  They were for a wart on ss toe.  Dh said they could buy something over the counter for it and denied the need for the second appointment.  BM went anyway, we didn't know until we got the bills in the mail.

Current-

Since then, BM has brough ss to the doctor FOUR more times in less than a month.  The other four appointments she never told DH anything.  The only reason we know, once again, is dh gets the bills and they have been steadily arriving.

He now owes over $600 because he hasn't met his deductible. This isn't even including the dental bill.  DH never goes to the doctor, this is all from ss.

The latest plan? BM brought ss to the dentist last weekend for a cleaning.  Monday visitation rolls around and she calls dh with the "didn't ss tell you?" line.  She says the dentist told her that ss10.5 is going to need braces.

SS does not have any difficulty chewing, his teeth don't hurt, he has a very slight overbite and a microscopic gap between one of his molars.  This is purely cosmetic on BM part.  BM told dh she is taking ss to get braces weather he agrees or not and since it is his insurance, dh can pay for it. Dh can call the dental office and refuse the treatment, but she can just as easily bring ss somewhere else.

Now here is where things get odd: at the bottom of EACH bill, dh employer stated: "we can not give you the final total on this bill because we show there is another healthcare plan for this dependant".  BM told the courts that her employer didn't offer health insurance.  That is the whole reason they ordered dh to pay for it and carry ss on his plan.  So...did BM lie and she DOES have insurance for ss, but isn't using it?  I thought you couldn't have state healthcare if you had proof that your employer offered coverage?  Since dh is covering ss, how can ss have another healthcare plan? And the dental bill says nothing about a "second plan", but it is a much older bill...

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dysfunctionally_blended's picture

File for contempt. You can do this yourself. Just get everything documented. 

But first, at least in our state, here is how medical reimbursement works (when it is ordered with your child support). 
1. Your DH must be informed of doctor/dental appointments (non-emergency)
2. He agrees/disagrees
3. BM gets the bill (if she takes skid)
4. She pays the ENTIRE bill directly
5. She send DH proof of payment and he reimburses his percentage

You do not have to pay UNTIL she shows proof of her payment (if she is the one receiving support). And she only has a certain amount of time to submit for reimbursement. Meaning she cannot ask for reimbursement from years ago. Here it is only 1 year back. 
Believe me, you do this and she will stop. There is no way she wants to needlessly pay 40% of ALL BILLS. What she does want is for your DH to pay his portion and she will NEVER pay her own thus leaving your DH a balance until it goes to collections.

You need to take this to court before it gets out of hand, and it will. 

As for the braces, DO NOT AGREE. Take this to court as well. Do it all in one shot. 

And the secondary insurance, she could have your skid covered under her own. But your DH is primary. If this is true, EVERYTHING should be submitted back to the secondary from the start of the plan. And if it is medicaid they should cover the out of pocket 100%. 

Take THAT I-m so happy to court as well. Force her hand. If it is state ordered insurance she can't hide that. 

skatermom's picture

I agee! I with my DH would take BM back to court for ALL the unpaid medical bills, thousands and thousands of dollars, butt he continues to dance around her so as not to make waves, so tired of it!

MoominMama's picture

I dont know the system in the US but this is great advice!  Hit her with this and she will soon stop this malicious behaviour. 

Sweet T's picture

Do your husband pay his cs through the state. If so in our state they will also deal with the medical bills. Tell her to send them into them, they will send her forms.  They will only have him pay for what he is court ordered and will do it with his cs.

He can also talk with the case worker and they could advise him on the situation.

I love dogs's picture

I hope this will work for them! But OP said BM refuses to pay at all, so how does that work? If there are copays, she surely must pay those up front at the very least, yes? I like the PP's idea of BM paying the entire cost as CP and dad reimbursing her for his 60% portion. 4 doctor visits in 1 month? RIDICULOUS! Is this a sickly skid who can't forego constant medical attention??

Sweet T's picture

I live ikn the same state as the poster. If you go through the state with the med bills all they will take is what u are court ordered to pay.

I am bm only now and I went through the state so I don't have to deal with my ex. He used to.pay wife #1directly  and wanted to do with me as well but i did not wish to because of these situations.

 

I have never passed on the med bills but am done being nice. My son went in for a visit and images, it is my insurance, I got the bill, I paid the bill I  fill out paper work the state will process and deduct his 40% of the bill and pay me. Easy peasy, no interaction.

iamlosingit's picture

No, skid is very healthy.  This is purely vindictive on BM part to DH.  She's the type of BM to bring skid in for a bug bite and get a "cream" for it. 

iamlosingit's picture

No...long story short after DH brought BM to court to establish his rights and visitation, they called BM to get proof of her income and she lied about everything and refused requested documentation. She also 'decided' that dh could pay her filing fee.  That never happened and she refused to pay it.  The case number is still out there, but it was dismissed.  I don't even know if DH has a case worker.  When he called his lawyer a month after the paperwork came in the mail regarding amount of CS and such, BM was throwing a fit because she said she needed money.  His lawyer said it was because the courts still didn't have BM info.  Lawyer told dh to just write her a personal check every month in the amount of what the paperwork says and make sure to write "cs for (ss name) for month: of _____" in the memo.  Over 3 yrs later and nothing has ever come out of DH payroll.  The case has also never been reviewed. DH spent over 4k to bring her to court in the first place, we can't afford to bring BM back or file anything.

this_is_me's picture

My now EX had 3 kids that he paid CS to their BM every month with either a personal check or a cashiers check and he always wrote "for cs month of xyz" on it. 2 years later BM got upset and went to child support recovery and said he had not made a single payment in 2 years. We took 30 pages of returned checks that she had cashed up to them and they said BM denied cashing them and he ended up owing $10,000 in back support that I guess he is still paying on.