Friday, October 28, 2011

My husband pays child support, do both he and the custodial parent need to add the child on theyre health ins


My husband pays child support, do both he and the custodial parent need to add the child on theyre health ins?
I am asking because my husband was recently issued to put his child on his insurance, which the childs mother also has health insurance...that doesn't seem fair to me for him to just pay all of the health cost plus child support. Please help! maybe i failed to explain myself---we also have children and i never said he couldn't support his child it just needs to be fair for both parties. END OF STORY!
Marriage & Divorce - 12 Answers               
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1 :
Just because he divorced the child's mother and married you, doesn't end his obligation to his children. Forget about what's fair for you or your husband and think about what's fair for the child.
2 :
It's ultimately up to the court. However, if your husband makes more money than his ex then he'll most likely always have to cover the health insurance.
3 :
mind ur business that child existed in his life before u
4 :
Its all a matter of numbers and figures and probably just ended up working out that way. The child should really be on the best insurance out of the two of them. Thats how it was determined for us.
5 :
Wah! Wah! I want my husband's past to disappear! My money shouldn't have to go toward his kid, who I secretly wish would cease to exist! Wah! Wah! People like you should not marry people with prior children.
6 :
My kids are on my insurance because it's better insurance and I make slightly more than him. I do get child support too but like someone said, it's up to the court.
7 :
In NY The Child Support Collection Unit insists that BOTH parents have health insurance on the kids...for their own protection so I am not surprised that the Courts have ordered BOTH your husband and his child's mother insure the child. Both my ex and I had to have health insurance on the kids...so what.
8 :
If it's court ordered ,it's got to be done as said !
9 :
if it was ordered by the court that he have insurance for the children then yes he has to. but only if his place of employment offers a plan. this way what ever his/her insurance doesnt pay the other will.
10 :
The father's insurance would be primary, the mother's insurance will be secondary, or visa verse depending upon the insurance companies. It doesn't matter whether it seems fair to you. He made the choice to make a baby with the child's mother, he has to be responsible for caring for that child. The fact that you don't think it's fair is too bad, you chose to marry this guy who had previous responsibilities. The child will always come first whether you like it or not.
11 :
Most states require that both parties have the child on their insurance if they have the option to add dependents on their health care plan. The child will be covered under both policies - which is nice because that usually means less out of pocket copays and deductibles that your husband and the mother will pay according to the child support order. It's likely that the mother has the child on her insurance too. Typically copays are to be paid by parents based on the percentage of their income - so if they made the same amount of money the copays would be split 50/50. Having two insurance policies could mean little to no copays. Sounds like the mother at least works...what's unfair about sharing health care costs??
12 :
Yes, many states require the father to carry the insurance, regardless of whether the mother does, or his ability to. But, your child support guideline may allow for a deduction for a portion of the cost. Join Dads House to learn more about his rights. http://dads-house.org/ http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Child_Support_Modification_or_Reduction http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Child_Support-Departing_from_established_guidelines http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Trust_Funds_In_Child_Support_Cases http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Taxes-What_are_the_considerations_for_Divorced_Separated_and_Single_Fathers \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\





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