On medical bills and insurance prem. increases that were never given

[froggirl76]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? IL

The question is regarding a court issued child support order for support, daycare, and insurance. The order was put in at a set amount in 2004. Now in 2011 they are trying to go back for the increases in the premium that were never forwarded to the person paying a set amount for the insurance per the divorce order. Now 7 years later they are saying that there is over $7000 owed in back insurance prem. money. Along with medical bills from 2005 that were never forwarded on to the other parent. Just wondering how this would be handled in an Illinois court.

Thanks for your time

 

[LillianX]

Please have the person this involves sign up and post the exact wording of his court order regarding paying for insurance. This person, for the record, isn't you, step mom.

 

[froggirl76]

Far from the step mom. Just good friend. Thanks so much. Trying to help a person is not a bad thing. The wording in the Dissolution of Marriage is that John shall provide medical insurance for Sam(by paying Jane the sum of $ 77.50 every two weeks as Jane holds the policy) and parties shall equally share all medica, dental, optical, counseling, psychiatric, or related expense which are not covered by the health insurance policy provided by John, including prescription and non-prescription drugs.

That would be the exact wording in the divorce papers

 

[LdiJ]

Far from the step mom. Just good friend. Thanks so much. Trying to help a person is not a bad thing. The wording in the Dissolution of Marriage is that John shall provide medical insurance for Sam(by paying Jane the sum of $ 77.50 every two weeks as Jane holds the policy) and parties shall equally share all medica, dental, optical, counseling, psychiatric, or related expense which are not covered by the health insurance policy provided by John, including prescription and non-prescription drugs.

That would be the exact wording in the divorce papers

Its impossible to say for certain, but since the medical insurance amount was a set payment, the judge should not allow any retroactive increases on that. Its not very likely that the judge would allow medicals for 2005 to be submitted now, since so much time has passed, but that is iffier.

 

[MommaBearX3]

I may actually be able to answer this one.

My best friend had the exact same scenario in IL. He was NOT ordered to pay retroactively on the insurance premiums. He was ordered to pay SOME of the older medical bills, but only allowed her to go back 2 years since it does state that she was to forward any and all receipts to him for payment.

Most states have a method for going to change things such as insurance premiums, etc... the CP in this case did not bother with it apparently until something "ticked her off" and she wanted to get back at him. Could be wrong about that, but that is how it appears. If I were hurting financially because of changes like that, I'd report it a lot sooner than 5-7 years after the fact.