Unpaid Dr. Bills/jurisdiction/travel expenses

[wallyworld]

Original order is an IL court order/cs order in 2001.

 2002 courts decide Florida receives jurisdiction for ANY custody dealings.  

In 2004 FL rules that IL retain jurisdiction for child support as I still reside in IL.

Just got wind that my ex got married (a person she has known only a matter of months) and is trying to relocate where he resides in the houston area (She and my daughter reside in pensacola FL.  This is NOT confirmed just suspected from what my 9 yo said.

In April 2004 the FL courts ruled that I have to pay all xmas and spring break visitaiton and she pays 1/2 of the summer travel.  NO FLYING ALLOWED (this sucks it was my ex and the judge would'nt put in the order that we could fly).

In April 2005 IL ruled by agreement that ex has to give me school info/ pay unremb. medical bills, give me the odd year tax deduction, and of course up my child support obligation by twice as much.

IL order of 2001 states taht I am to have a phone number and location of my daughter at all times.

My ex moved in JULY to another town in FL and has refused to give me a new address.  She stated i'd have to find it on my own.  I did a computer seach and think I found it, but I can't be sure it is correct.  It is about 45 min. from pensacola.  THe think is my daughter still goes to school in pensacola.  Something fishy is happening.

I recieved in the mail two receipts for dr. visits that my ex paid.  according to the order I owe 1/2.  She however, refuses to use my medical insurance as she wants it dropped and added to kids care.  (not even gonna happen).  I have new medical insurance and do NOT have her address to send the new ins. card to.  the bills she sent me are either from where she works (I think as it is a business) and the ohter was left blank. She will not take the ins. numbers over the phone.

I overpaid about 60 in child support arrears due to her lawyer screw up.  My lawyer sent a letter stating that she needed to give me that money back.  Never has of course.

1.  Can I be held liable for the medical bills when I have no address to send the money to?

2.  How can I ensure my insurance is being used.  Do I send a certified letter with the insurance info to her old address (she hasn't lived there since july)?

3.  If she moves to Texas under my nose and another 5 hours of drive time each way is accrewed can she be held in contempt?

4.  If she moves to texas and lives there with my daughter will texas assume custody jurisdiction. Will IL still retain jurisdiction of child support.

5. I owe her 89.50 in dr. bills per the IL decree.  Can I subtract the 60 she owes me in overpaid child support and send payment 29.50 instead (assuming I am still responsible for the dr. bills even though I have NO address to send payment.?

[socrateaser]

>1.  Can I be held liable for the medical bills when I have no
>address to send the money to?

If she had the option of using insurance to cover some of the bill and didn't, then no. If she used insurance and what's left is what she actually paid, then yes, but not until you have an address of where to send the money.

I don't understand how she can expect you to pay if she doesn't give you a return address for payment.

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>2.  How can I ensure my insurance is being used.  Do I send a
>certified letter with the insurance info to her old address
>(she hasn't lived there since july)?

The USPS forwards old mail for one year, so if you send to old, then the cards should be forwarded. However, I would send a letter to her attorney and state that she has not kept you apprised of her and the child's residence, and that you would appreciate it if the attorney would remind his/her client of her legal duties, so that you can send the insurance info.

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>3.  If she moves to Texas under my nose and another 5 hours of
>drive time each way is accrewed can she be held in contempt?

If you don't have a no relocation without prior notification order, or FL law doesn't have a similar statutory prohibition, then she can move to the moon without being held in contempt, as long as she continues to follow the existing orders.

You can, however, file for a support/custody mod to try to get some additional relief.

>4.  If she moves to texas and lives there with my daughter
>will texas assume custody jurisdiction. Will IL still retain
>jurisdiction of child support.

Yes and yes.

>5. I owe her 89.50 in dr. bills per the IL decree.  Can I
>subtract the 60 she owes me in overpaid child support and send
>payment 29.50 instead (assuming I am still responsible for the
>dr. bills even though I have NO address to send payment.?

Yes, she's been paid $60 in advance.