Ohio
My son and his ex-girlfriend have a 2 year old boy. Since they never married, (until recently when she signed temporary custody to dad), she had sole custody. Last year, when the boy was in her care, she took him a couple of times to the hospital to be seen. It was likely something she could have called a doctor about, but I guess it was late at night and she didn't have a doctor close to where she was living (not sure why). She did not have insurance.
Although my son was working and had the boy under his health insurance while he had him every other week (informal arrangement, no court order), he did not give the hospital the insurance information. She had him that week, and took him in herself.
Now he has a collection agency after him, who convinced him that since he signed the birth certificate, he was responsible for half of the hospital bill. But my husband and I think that she alone is responsible for the whole thing, since she had sole custody (according to the court, or rather a lack of a court order of any kind).
I am wondering if they're going after him because she hasn't paid any of her half, she rarely works.
He has been off work for a while but is now working so he has told them he'll start making payments but should he have to?
I may have him call a lawyer for a free consultation, but I wondered if anyone here had an answer.
My son and his ex-girlfriend have a 2 year old boy. Since they never married, (until recently when she signed temporary custody to dad), she had sole custody. Last year, when the boy was in her care, she took him a couple of times to the hospital to be seen. It was likely something she could have called a doctor about, but I guess it was late at night and she didn't have a doctor close to where she was living (not sure why). She did not have insurance.
Although my son was working and had the boy under his health insurance while he had him every other week (informal arrangement, no court order), he did not give the hospital the insurance information. She had him that week, and took him in herself.
Now he has a collection agency after him, who convinced him that since he signed the birth certificate, he was responsible for half of the hospital bill. But my husband and I think that she alone is responsible for the whole thing, since she had sole custody (according to the court, or rather a lack of a court order of any kind).
I am wondering if they're going after him because she hasn't paid any of her half, she rarely works.
He has been off work for a while but is now working so he has told them he'll start making payments but should he have to?
I may have him call a lawyer for a free consultation, but I wondered if anyone here had an answer.