What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Texas
I'll try to convey this situation succinctly. Thank you.
Divorce happened 4 years ago.
Ex-husband in CA. Ex-wife and minor child now in TX.
Ex-husband taking vindictive, spiteful, immature actions.
Ex-husband cancelled phone service (cell), auto insurance, and 62 days ago cancelled ex-wife's health insurance.
All violations of Divorce Decree.
Ex-wife has attorney. Ex-wife has no medical coverage and has pre-existing conditions and current medical care was in progress for non-life threatening (at least currently) dis-eases.
Ex-husband should have enrolled ex-wife and son via COBRA when divorce was finalized. He did not.
Ex-husband's company only has open enrollment once a year (Christmas/January). Ex-husband's company says there is nothing they can do about ex-husband canceling insurance.
- I have been told that ex-wife needs to see if attorney has filed contempt action.
- I have been told that the only recourse may be far in the future monetary, for him (ex husband) to pay her bills until she can get coverage - meanwhile, she (ex-wife) doesn't have the money to pay her medical bills now.
Questions: 1. Is the ex-husband's Company Human Resources under no obligation to tell terminated ex-spouse of employee that they have been dropped from medical insurance?
2. Is ex-wife's only recourse to try to get government health coverage (she's in TX), or negotiate with physicians to wait for payment pending and her attorney to petition judge to fine him, pay more than half a year's accrued medical bills, or suffer in current medical conditions (example: diabetes) and continue to do her best for their minor son who lives with her?
I am ashamed to say that the ex-husband is my brother. That he would do something as reprehensible as canceling the health insurance of the mother of his child in who lives in another state and leave her to suffer her health problems and do her best by their minor son daily makes me embarrassed and ashamed to be his sister.
I'll try to convey this situation succinctly. Thank you.
Divorce happened 4 years ago.
Ex-husband in CA. Ex-wife and minor child now in TX.
Ex-husband taking vindictive, spiteful, immature actions.
Ex-husband cancelled phone service (cell), auto insurance, and 62 days ago cancelled ex-wife's health insurance.
All violations of Divorce Decree.
Ex-wife has attorney. Ex-wife has no medical coverage and has pre-existing conditions and current medical care was in progress for non-life threatening (at least currently) dis-eases.
Ex-husband should have enrolled ex-wife and son via COBRA when divorce was finalized. He did not.
Ex-husband's company only has open enrollment once a year (Christmas/January). Ex-husband's company says there is nothing they can do about ex-husband canceling insurance.
- I have been told that ex-wife needs to see if attorney has filed contempt action.
- I have been told that the only recourse may be far in the future monetary, for him (ex husband) to pay her bills until she can get coverage - meanwhile, she (ex-wife) doesn't have the money to pay her medical bills now.
Questions: 1. Is the ex-husband's Company Human Resources under no obligation to tell terminated ex-spouse of employee that they have been dropped from medical insurance?
2. Is ex-wife's only recourse to try to get government health coverage (she's in TX), or negotiate with physicians to wait for payment pending and her attorney to petition judge to fine him, pay more than half a year's accrued medical bills, or suffer in current medical conditions (example: diabetes) and continue to do her best for their minor son who lives with her?
I am ashamed to say that the ex-husband is my brother. That he would do something as reprehensible as canceling the health insurance of the mother of his child in who lives in another state and leave her to suffer her health problems and do her best by their minor son daily makes me embarrassed and ashamed to be his sister.