Washington state CS order states:
The Obligor shall pay 56% of extraordinary health care expenses if monthly medical expenses exceed $53.50.
1. What does it mean by "extraordinary"?
2. Does this mean that the Obligee is respnsible for All medical expenses incurred each month up to $53.50?
3. If not, then if I take the kids to the dr. am I responsible for the co-pay and rx?
I pay the medical insurance, too, but I can't find anywher in the CS order that explains who pays for dr visits, etc.
THANK YOU!
>Washington state CS order states:
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>The Obligor shall pay 56% of extraordinary health care
>expenses if monthly medical expenses exceed $53.50.
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>1. What does it mean by "extraordinary"?
Other than ordinary. Ibuprofin is ordinary. Lice shampoo is extraordinarly. A mild bronchial infection is ordinary. Pneumonia is extraordinary.
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>2. Does this mean that the Obligee is respnsible for All
>medical expenses incurred each month up to $53.50?
I have no idea what this order means, because it's so badly written. It says extraordinary if greater than $53.50. But, does that mean that an ordinary expense of less than $53.50 is reimbursable? The order can be read at least three different ways, and that's without me thinking about it -- I could probably come up with 10 more interpretations.
No one but the judge can interpret this language, so that's where you need to go: get a clarification order from the court.
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>3. If not, then if I take the kids to the dr. am I
>responsible for the co-pay and rx?
See #2.
Ordinary is defined by the amount on line 5 of the CS worksheets times 5% also known as the amount on line 8e.
Extraordinary is defined as the amount over and above line 8e.
The CS orders are patterned mandatory constructs.
I got this information from C. Hook in Everett WA, a lawyer.
if the original poster has copied the information correctly, the amount on line 8e is $53.50 and amounts up to and including $53.50 would be ordinary.
Anyting over that amoutn would be extraordinary.
>Ordinary is defined by the amount on line 5 of the CS
>worksheets times 5% also known as the amount on line 8e.
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>Extraordinary is defined as the amount over and above line
>8e.
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>The CS orders are patterned mandatory constructs.
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>I got this information from C. Hook in Everett WA, a lawyer.
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> if the original poster has copied the information correctly,
>the amount on line 8e is $53.50 and amounts up to and
>including $53.50 would be ordinary.
>
>Anyting over that amoutn would be extraordinary.
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Based on this, then the other parent would be responsible for everything up to $53.50 -- ordinary or extraordinary. After that, it still seems completely up in the air as to what is extraordinary, but maybe everything over $53.50 is considered extraordinary, because it's more than $53.50.
If that's the case, then as with any other family law matter, it's all a crock of !@#$, but whatever the definition that's been agreed upon in WA is what it is.
Whatever that is. LOL.