I posted on the Fathers board as will, but maybe this is more appropriate.
First of all,
BM is freaking out. She only gets 6 months more of her
child support income and then she is on her own. She emailed
DH several days ago asking what he was willing to do to help support
SD after she graduates highschool and explained that she would still be living with BM, so BM will still have to feed and clothe her etc... DH responded that whatever happens after graduation is between him and his daughter and he would be happy to speak with DD about it.
Well she lost it. She emailed a couple times some nasty comments. She called DH cell and our home # but didn't leave a message. The next morning DH checks his cell and there were 11 calls from her with no message. All the calls were between 6:30 and 8 in the morning. She finally called the house that evening. I answered because DH was out and she was yelling and freaking out (normal for her). Anyway, I ask if there is an emergency and she said yes. I asked if SD is ok and she said no. She said she had called DHs cell several time and he didn't answer. I asked if she left a message and she said "He knows I called. I don't have to leave a message".
To make a long story longer, she calls his cell and finally leaves a message yelling at him saying that she is taking SD to the emergency room. She ended the message with "thats what you get".
Turns out, BM was calling that morning to get DH to put the $15 copay for the family practitioner on his credit card because she doesn't have any money. She took SD to the ER because the would bill her($100) and she didn't care that it cost more because DH is responsible for all uncovered costs.
We have it in an email from BM that she chose to go to the ER and not to the family practitioner because she was trying to avoid the up-front copay.
What do you think? I think DH should just reimburse BM for the $15 she would have paid and have the rest be her responsibility.
Thanks for putting up with my venting
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