Am I required to pay bills that were not part of our agreement of bills that I did agree to pay have ended?
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Am I required to pay bills that were not part of our agreement of bills that I did agree to pay have ended?
In our agreement I was ordered to pay half of the medical bill’s and child care bill’s. It has been over 6 months and she has never asked for them. I was paying for my son’s karate class monthly but he doesn’t want to go anymore. She is now insisting that I pay child care and medical because I am no longer paying for karate. This was never an agreement we made. Can I be forced to pay these bill’s if agter this long she was okay paying them and never asked?
Asked on March 17, 2019 under Family Law, New York
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Yes, you are required to pay the medical and child care bills if the divorce agreement ordered you to do so. Someone's failure to enforce an agreement's terms earlier does not deprive them of the right to enforce its provisions; that she did not ask for you to pay these earlier does not prevent her from requiring you to pay them now, if--as you indicate--they are part of the agreement.
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