Legal Question in Family Law in Washington
uninsured medical expenses
I have sole decison-mking power with our 2 disabled children, my ex was finally forced to provide medical insurance for them. I pay hte first 38.70 of uninusred med expenses, and he is to pay hte remaining 68.4%.
his total is now almost 900dollars, soem of it from 2 years ago. he is a paralegal who whines about their neurologists wanting the children on a med still in hte FDA process. it passed thru customs from canada and best controls their seizures.
i filed for contempt, but left in a sentance about not wanting comntempt because if he went to jail i thought my daughter would be upset. the commissioner ordered arbitration over a month ago. He won't go. DSHS will collect..tehy just need an order, he gave me $20, and 2 certified letters have been returned. we were divorced in snohomish county; he moved to king county, . i hav ebeen taking out payday loans to keep us fed, housed, etc. both kids get ssi, 1 child before the divorce, one jsut since last year. he make s mor money since the divoece over 5 years ago.our kids are now 10 and 14, and i haven't filed for more $. I work pt becasue of kids...in our order.
CAn i go &ask for an emergency order for $859? i sent him a leter and a certified last week. i'm overdrawn almost $1000
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: uninsured medical expenses
Generally the first three or even more contempt citations in a family law case are not going to motivate a judge to put a party in jail. If you can document his refusal to do the ADR (arbitration) you can file a motion to show cause re contempt on that, and add the back medical expenses in also. To do an adjustment on child support, you should just have to do a motion for adjustment, and provide the financial declaration, WSCSWS and financial source documents.
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