Q: Husband medically unable to work, bio mom able to get insurance can they mandatory make a step parent get insurance MI
My husband is medically unable to work and everything is documented, he always carried insurance on kids but now unable to work and court order did not state who was liable for primary etc. so kids were added to mine until we got clarification as I’m the step parent.
We went to referee and was ordered that mom should hold insurance and he could not mandatory make me hold insurance. If I wanted to hold secondary I could.
She appealed it and her lawyer is saying I have kids and doesn’t cost more to have other kids. However, is she allowed to use any other children not related to this case.
And I have secondary insurance on my own child on my insurance.
His ex wife is a PA in Muskegon and would cost 52$ per pay period extra to hold insurance on children. She makes more more that I do.
How as a step parent can I be legally responsible
A:
The short answer is the referee was probably right. Just because a party appeals a decision doesn't make it wrong. Let the process play out. It's hard to imagine you could be ordered to carry this insurance, particularly if you have not formally adopted these kids.
What this all does to your husband's support obligation is a different matter. You can bet though that the referee's decision adversely affects the mother, hence why her attorney is appealing.
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