What is the name of your state? minnesota
has anyone had any experience with this?
my ex took my child to the clinic because she was sick a couple weeks ago. yesterday, i got mail from the clinic showing what was done and what the charges for everything were. It said it wasn't a bill but that a bill would be coming. There is no way that i should have gotten this - clinic does not have any of my information and my ex would not volunteer it unless she put ME down as the guarantor so she could get out of paying the bill.
I am going to be calling the clinic today to see what is up. If ex put me as guarantor or if they were just sending it as a courtesy since the insurance is through my current wife.
my ex took the child and would have been the one to sign for the services. can they just charge whoever she tells them to or does she have the legal responsibility since she signed the papers?
it was just ordered that i pay 70% medical and ex pays 30%. a hearing was set up for early march where i was going to ask that it be stipulated that each party pay their portion directly to hospital, etc. I have no problem paying my portion - the problem i do have is if i am the one held responsible by the clinic - then when my ex doesn't pay her 30% - i will have to pay it so my credit isn't screwed. and believe me she will not reimburse me for it - which creates the headache of going back to court for contempt - and unless they take it directly from the cs she gets she still won't pay it.
Is this something else i should address at the hearing? - that my ex shall list herself as the guarantor since she is the one who will be taking her to the dr? (plus, if she can just list whoever she wants as guarantor, i don't want to have to call every time the child goes to the dr to get it changed back)
can the hospital hold me responsible or can i tell them it has to be my ex's legal responsibility since she signed for it? just trying to get my facts straight before i call so i don't get the run around and it sounds like i know what i'm talking about legally.
has anyone had any experience with this?
my ex took my child to the clinic because she was sick a couple weeks ago. yesterday, i got mail from the clinic showing what was done and what the charges for everything were. It said it wasn't a bill but that a bill would be coming. There is no way that i should have gotten this - clinic does not have any of my information and my ex would not volunteer it unless she put ME down as the guarantor so she could get out of paying the bill.
I am going to be calling the clinic today to see what is up. If ex put me as guarantor or if they were just sending it as a courtesy since the insurance is through my current wife.
my ex took the child and would have been the one to sign for the services. can they just charge whoever she tells them to or does she have the legal responsibility since she signed the papers?
it was just ordered that i pay 70% medical and ex pays 30%. a hearing was set up for early march where i was going to ask that it be stipulated that each party pay their portion directly to hospital, etc. I have no problem paying my portion - the problem i do have is if i am the one held responsible by the clinic - then when my ex doesn't pay her 30% - i will have to pay it so my credit isn't screwed. and believe me she will not reimburse me for it - which creates the headache of going back to court for contempt - and unless they take it directly from the cs she gets she still won't pay it.
Is this something else i should address at the hearing? - that my ex shall list herself as the guarantor since she is the one who will be taking her to the dr? (plus, if she can just list whoever she wants as guarantor, i don't want to have to call every time the child goes to the dr to get it changed back)
can the hospital hold me responsible or can i tell them it has to be my ex's legal responsibility since she signed for it? just trying to get my facts straight before i call so i don't get the run around and it sounds like i know what i'm talking about legally.