Do any of you know the definition of "extraordinary medical expenses"? We pay half of all SD's medical bills, but I was looking over the support order and I don't quite understand it.
"Unless specifically ordered otherwise, the person receiving support is responsible for ordinary health care expenses of the children. However, both parents have an obligation to pay their share of extraordinary health care expenses. Extraordinary health care expenses mean those monthly medical expenses that exceed 5% of the basic support obligation from the Child Support Schedule Worksheet, Line 5."
So our 5% is $31.00. So does that mean we pay half of the amount over $31.00? Or, if it is over $31.00 we pay half? So if the bill is $32 do we pay $16 or $.50? Does that make sense?
Also, what does that include? If BM gives us a receipt for an ankle brace that she bought for SD at a drug store is that considered a medical expense? In my opinion, that would be in the daily care catagory like Tylenol or bandaids.
Can anyone help clarify?
How much is your time worth?
In my own opinion, if your looking a few hundred dollars here and there, it is worth your time to calculate it out? What's the ankle bracelet? $20? It would be worth it to me just to pay her the $20 and be done with it. It's not like a BM can electively spent excessive amounts of money on medical expenses, and presumably can't spend large amounts of money on care that wouldn't involve consultation with the child's father.
If you want to know technically how it works, you should probably go back to the lawyer who helped put the paperwork together.
Callie are you in WAshington
Callie are you in WAshington State? Sounds like it from the way you read the language. Anyway ... extraordinary expenses are legally classified as out of the ordinary. In otherwords, and annual check up, or taking a child to the Dr. when sick is not extraordinary. A broken arm, hospital stay, or surgery is extraordinary.
Hope that helps.
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