Q: Child Support - Medical Expenses
I live in Texas - I have a friend who's ex-wife just popped up and said that he needed to pay 5 years of back medical expenses. I believe the ex-wife carries the daughter on her insurance since it was better originally. These would be additional medical expenses that he was completely unaware of. Is there a limit that the OAG goes by in terms of time frames to submit this information over to the other parent? Will he be liable to pay half of all of the expenses within the five years? Considering he is just now finding out about these? It is in their agreement that he covers 50% of additional medical cost outside of his court order.
Thanks!
A: He needs to read his order to see what it says about giving notice to the other party of the expense owed. If the requirements in order were not followed he will need to make that argument to the court. The OAG is not going to argue anything on his behalf.
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