What to do if my child’s father does not pay his 72% of medical bills as ordered by the courts?
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What to do if my child’s father does not pay his 72% of medical bills as ordered by the courts?
He is supposed to provide medical insurance but refuses to give me a medical card for our daughter. I have full custody and he has standard infant visitation. Our child is now 4 years old and he has decided to just implement standard visitation without going back to court. The last thing on our visitation papers states that he is allowed overnight visits up to 48 hours. He has now kept her for 5 days through Christmas without allowing me any contact.
Asked on December 26, 2012 under Family Law, Oklahoma
Answers:
B.H.F., Member, Texas State Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
You need to file an enforcement action as soon as possible with the court for the lack of insurance, violation of the visitation orders, and to modify the visitation schedule in light of his parental kidnapping of your child. You can also take a certified copy of your custody papers and ask the police to go with you for a civil standby at his house and get your daughter. Some agencies are better than others at doing this, but it's worth the effort to get your daughter back sooner than later.
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