Legal Question in Family Law in Georgia
support payments alimony
The divorce agreement states my husband is supposed to pay for 1/2 the medical bills. The exwife sent an email saying that she is keeping all the bills (has not sent us any in the last 4 years) and is going to collect with interest at the end. Is this legal? Is there some statute of limitations? What rights do we have?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: support payments alimony
That is an interesting situation. I think your best defense (assuming this case is in Colorado) is a good offense. File with the Court a Motion to Compel her to provide any medical bills that may be due. Attach a copy of the email with your Motion. Ask the Court to order her to provide them in a timely fashion (say within 1 month of receiving them) or specify that your husband will not be liable for them. With that email attached, the Court just might enter that kind of an order.
In Colorado, there is no statute of limitations on collecting them, since they are in the nature of child support.
I know nothing about Georgia law. If the case is in Georgia, you might ask an attorney there if something similar can be done. Also, some states do have a statute of limitations on child support, which might apply. I do not know if Georgia is such a state.