Jeeplady66
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Minnesota
First, please let me know if this is more appropriate for the Health Ins forum--it crosses both lines but possibly could affect CS, so I posted here.
Does the State of MN figure health insurance premium paid by the parent for their own health insurance into the child support calculation? I didn’t see it on the online calculator. Here is a scenario we are dealing with in the health insurance industry—I am interested in your opinion on this or what you think would happen in front of a judge. Also, this has nothing to do with ACA subsidies, just straight up individual policies.
Many small groups are moving away from offering a group health plan to their employees and are considering individual policies instead. Employers can’t pay by invoice on an individual policy but would just give the employee additional money to pay for their own insurance, so it would be compensation. But, they would require ‘proof’ that the money is going to pay for the health ins, not just spent at will. Say a person’s boss gives them 500/month for health ins (in this example, the cost of a single person is $500), it looks like a $6000 yearly increase in income, but it is specifically designated for health ins. If the employee does not keep the insurance, they do not get the extra money. How would this figure into CS? Would a judge consider that gross income and could child support possibly go up even though there are stipulations on the money?
First, please let me know if this is more appropriate for the Health Ins forum--it crosses both lines but possibly could affect CS, so I posted here.
Does the State of MN figure health insurance premium paid by the parent for their own health insurance into the child support calculation? I didn’t see it on the online calculator. Here is a scenario we are dealing with in the health insurance industry—I am interested in your opinion on this or what you think would happen in front of a judge. Also, this has nothing to do with ACA subsidies, just straight up individual policies.
Many small groups are moving away from offering a group health plan to their employees and are considering individual policies instead. Employers can’t pay by invoice on an individual policy but would just give the employee additional money to pay for their own insurance, so it would be compensation. But, they would require ‘proof’ that the money is going to pay for the health ins, not just spent at will. Say a person’s boss gives them 500/month for health ins (in this example, the cost of a single person is $500), it looks like a $6000 yearly increase in income, but it is specifically designated for health ins. If the employee does not keep the insurance, they do not get the extra money. How would this figure into CS? Would a judge consider that gross income and could child support possibly go up even though there are stipulations on the money?
