does NCP have to provide insurance
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Anonymous
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I filed an interstate support request with DC and Maryland. I did not ask for health insurance because NCP is a dick and would quit work or lose his job and not tell me. DC is on my plan and I would like to leave it that way.
Is it just automatic to require NCP provide insurance? |
Anonymous
| No. You get a credit for your share of the CS obligation for that child's portion of the insurance cost. |
Anonymous
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I think in many places it is. I have an XH that is very similar and my state calculated the cost of having DC on my plan and added it to his monthly child support obligation.
Not that I see it, but in theory, he's supposed to be reimbursing me for the cost of DC's insurance premiums (and 50% of all medical costs). |
Anonymous
That doesn't make sense. There's an amount ordered for support that includes the insurance premiums. Maybe you're talking about co-pays / deductibles, etc. that would need to be paid separately but the premium is the monthly cost of the insurance. |
Anonymous
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In the state that my order is from, child support is a straight percentage of the NCP's income. Daycare, insurance, etc is not factored in at all to the calculation. The NCP parent is also responsible for the child's health insurance, whether by having a plan of their own or reimbursing the CP 100% of the premium cost.
So in my case, I get $100/wk in child support plus the $150/mo it costs me to cover DC on my insurance plan. If NCP had DC on his insurance, I would not receive that $150/mo, just the $100/wk. The co-pays/deductibles, we split 50/50 and that is a separate issue beyond the $150/mo. I submit that paperwork every few month to the state and it gets added to his arrears. |