Legal Question in Insurance Law in Iowa

I was wondering, my husband carries the health insurance on his child. In there divorce it was 50/50. It states nothing on who claims the child on tax, if one parent has custody, if one parent has to cover health and dental insurance. However, we carry both health and dental, we have received medical claims on this child, where the mother signed, she is the responable party. But we are the ones that are receiving the bills from the hosiptal. my question is are we responable for these claims? The child does not live with us, we do not claim her on taxes. We pay for the insurance and now paying the bills too. Are we responable???


Asked on 9/03/09, 8:50 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert Luedeman solo practitioner

If you've received claims for the child's care where Mom has signed, you're still responsible for them under the agreement. It has nothing to do with claiming the child as a deduction-that went away in 1984 or thereabouts.

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Answered on 9/07/09, 7:21 pm


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