Q: The mom refuses to reimburse school fees she is required to pay 50% for per the court order she signed
She signed the court order which states all required school fees will be reimbursed 50% to the party who paid. I bought the required supplied for my step daughter and now she is saying she didn't agree to buy the supplies so she refuses to reimburse even though she agreed when she signed the court order and these supplies are required. I contacted the DM assigned to our case and the DM said she cannot make her pay us back and asked if we can give her leeway and maybe alternate years that we buy supplies, so next year she will have to buy supplies. My concern is that this year's supplies are double what they will be next and what if she decides not to buy them next year. How can I make her pay us back and follow what she agreed to in the order?
A: The DM does not have the authority to enforce court orders. You may want to consider either filing a motion to enforce the court orders, or you could possibly pursue contempt of court. As you are probably aware, going back to court can be costly and time consuming. You did not indicate the amount of the school supplies, so you have to decide if it is worth it to go back to court over that issue.
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