Legal Question in Family Law in Nevada

Re: liability of medical bills

I am unclear on what you are describing. If I understand your question correctly, your ex-girlfriend had residence of your daughter and you were required to pay support and provide insurance. At some point, your daughter came to live with you and you have now discovered that there are unpaid medical bills for her care?

If that is the case, the bills should have been submitted to the insurance. If for some reason they cannot be so submitted, then it is not an issue of your daughter's insurance so much as an issue of uninsured medical bills. The liability for uninsured medical expenses is goverened by your child support order. Generally speaking, and without knowing what your specific order says, the parties divide uninsured medical expenses of the child according to their precentages of the combined gross income as set forth in the underlying Child Support Worksheet (this document should be appended to your Child Support Order). HOWEVER, the deafult rule in Maine is that the parent with primary residence covers the first $250.00 of such uninsured expenses each calendar year.

Therefore, determining what your liability is will involve finding out what your court order says with respect to uninsured expenses, establishing when and where these expenses were incurred, and calculating the math to find out if she is responsible.

As a final note, if your daughter now lives with you, and you have not already, you should modify your order to cut off your child support obligation to your ex and establish her obligation to you.

If you would like to discuss this further, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Re: liability of medical bills

You would have to file a civil case n Las Vegas to get her to pay one half.