Q: Can you claim interest on past due payments for court ordered medical expenses? How long before you should file contempt
My ex is paying the child support portion via employer withdrawal, but has stopped paying his portion of the medical expenses and is not responding to communication attempts.
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A: In order to seek contempt, your ex needs to have been Court ordered to pay some portion of medical expenses and failed to do that timely. One remedy is to file a motion to show cause and you can do that after anytime after the failure to pay but it is generally considered best to wait a reasonable period of time say a week or so just in case it is merely a late payment. In this motion, you can ask for interest but it is doubtful you would get it. You would likely have better luck asking for any damages you have suffered as a result of the non-payment. Depending on the wording of the order, you may also be able to request reimbursement of attorney's fees. Of course if your ex is able to show good cause for the non-payment you could end up wasting your time and not get anything.
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