Sunday, August 24, 2008

"Penalty" in Colorado for someone that's ordered to pay child support not providing health care 4 the child

"Penalty" in Colorado for someone that's ordered to pay child support not providing health care 4 the child?
The child support is paid and up-to-date. I was regarding health care for the child! Bill M, I'm not sure if the child support order states to provide health care or not, but the enforcement agency states that they require it who takes the payments. I don't know what the court order says. How could I find out?
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1 :
You can go to jail in Colorado for not paying child support.
2 :
Does the court order say they have to pay for health care? If not, health care is part of the expense of raising a child; you pay for half and take the other half from the child support.
3 :
My fiance's ex sued him for child support AND health insurance, if health insurance was provided by his employer at any time. If you work somewhere for an employer who does not offer health benefits, you might be fine. I don't know, however, what the penalty is if you don't comply.
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If the custody order states that the non custodial parent must provide health coverage, then that parent is in contempt of court. The penalty for contempt of court is generally nothing until someone has been hit with it repeatedly. If the order does not mandate that the non custodial parent provide health insurance, then the custodial parent is responsible for it, and the non custodial parent is following the court order, so there is no penalty, as they have not done anything wrong. How do you not know what your court order says?
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Call child support and ask them to send you a copy of your court order. Usually, child support sends health insurances notices to employers when your wages are garnished for the employer to sign your child up for coverage. Has this been done? If your employer does not offer health insurance for dependents, child support may not pursue coverage. First, read your court order.

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