| child support/health insurance? I am the father who has been providing medical insurance for my child since he was born. Am I responsible for any outstanding bills the insurance does not cover or is the mother? Law & Ethics - 9 Answers Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions : 1 : if you have joint custody or visitation then you will both be responsible for half 2 : It depends on what the custody papers say. 3 : I personally think that the mother would be if it is your insurance. 4 : It's not your child. Therefore she was having an affair if the sperms were 99.5550.53 unrelatives. Walks away, not pays. 5 : If it is yor insurance then you are the one who is responsible for any uncovered bills unless your divorce decree specifies otherwise. 6 : Check the court order. Should be the mother, don't let them screw you, you have done a good job. 7 : In almost every case, the unpaid portion is split 50/50. For your specific case, your court order holds the answer. 8 : That depends entirely on your divorce, child support paperwork, or other court docs. MOST times, both parents are required to hold insurace for the child AND both parents are required to pay 50/50 of what isn't covered by that insurance. But the court papers can be made to say just about anything. So you may split the uninsured stuff 80/20, 60/40, or there is no split and only one of you has to pay it. The only way you are going to get your real answer is to re-read your divorce/court paperwork to see what was ordered. What that says, is what you do. 9 : FIRST: read the child support papers - divorce papers - what does it say? here is my situation: ex had insurance on the child - nothing was written in the court papers - so, I was held liable for 100% of the out of pocket. usually its good to do 50/50 - but, if it doesn't say anything - i would say she is responsible for it.... and make sure when she goes to the doct. the bills are in her name and not yours - so, it doesn't go towards your credit! Read more discussions :
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Sunday, June 8, 2008
child support/health insurance
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
What do you believe meets the criteria for a mentally ill child to be hospitalized
| What do you believe meets the criteria for a mentally ill child to be hospitalized? I am wondering what the criteria is for a child with mental health issues/diagnoses to need an inpatient psychiatric hospitalization? Mental Health - 8 Answers  Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions : 1 : In my opinion, if they are starting to become dangerous, or too much for the parent/ care-taker to look after. That's about all I can think of. I hope it helped a little. 2 : For adults, it's when they are a danger to themselves or others. I would assume it's similar for kids. TX Mom 3 : The basic criteria for an official 72 hour "hold" is a danger to self or others. Also, in the case of any abuse, social services can step in the best interest of a child if the parent is not acting in this way. 4 : Same as it is for an adult.....risk of harm to themselfs or others. 5 : My husband works for the state taking care of the mentally handicapped, some of the houses are in a regular neighborhood but he works in a community of about 50 or so houses. When they are violent towards themselves or others they go to a special building to be watched, if they are extremely violent or, excuse me for saying, crazy as hell then they are hospitalized/put in an institution. So if the child is a danger to himself/herself or others. Talking to their doctor about their behavior you should be able to put them in a psychiatric ward. 6 : uncontrollable and violent, only a health care professional can determine that, the child needs to be examined for a condition to be diagnosed 7 : danger to self or others---cutting self, making physical threats to others, physically assaulting others (including biting, punching, hitting, etc.). 8 : When they can hurt another person or themselves. Also when they are becoming just too much for the adult/gaurdian/care giver to handle. Read more discussions :
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Sunday, June 1, 2008
I need health insurance for me and my unborn child
| I need health insurance for me and my unborn child.? I am 3 months pregnant and have no health insurance. Should I apply for medicaid only or is there something else I can try to get as well? Pregnancy - 8 Answers Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions : 1 : Apply for medicaid for sure. 2 : go apply for medicaid... i was on MC+ for pregnant women... if you have no health insurance you need something so you can get to the doctors. 3 : medicaid, WIC, food stamps 4 : You should apply for Medicaid. The worst that can happen is that they will not approve you. You will have a hard time finding insurance that will cover you and your pregnancy at this stage of the game. Most companies will consider your baby a "pre-existing condition." You may be able to get just the baby covered under Medicaid. That way at least part of the hospital bills will be paid. And you can work out a payment plan for the rest. That's what I had to do with my second child. 5 : should have thought about that b4 putting your babies health at risk...I mean what do yall be thinking...you want to rely on the gov geesh...why have a baby if you are not financially ready. 6 : As for Medicaid, it depends on how much you make. Everyone told me "they can't deny you if you're pregnant." Well in my state (NM) they can, we make way too much. A lot of insurance companies have 6 month maternity clauses which prevent us pregnant girls from getting insurance with them OR they consider pre-existing. I would check out Medicaid and see if you qualify though, you don't pay for a thing. It makes me mad bc we pay all of these tax dollars and can't get any help when it comes to this, yet our tax dollars go to a lot of these women who are unemployed and get pregnant and get a totally free ride bc of it. Good luck. EDIT: Thumbs down bc I'm stating the truth? Wow, whoever gave me that is probably the unemployed woman getting a free ride, you think? 7 : I went to my county's job and family services and applied. Make sure you take 3 recent pay stubs if you work, social security card, and an i.d. They approved me for medicaid and then had me choose one of three different providers a couple of months later. Caresource is the one I chose, and I have had no problems with it. Just make sure when you choose a doctor they accept patients with it, because once you choose, you have to wait a year or so to switch. Good luck! 8 : I just came across this website, you may find many useful information on health insurance quotes, hopefully may help you: http://all-health-insurance-quotes.blogspot.com Read more discussions :
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