Divorce Advice for Men | Fathers Rights Divorce | Child Custody

Question:

My divorce question is about a new modification and its effects on other parts of the decree that have been left untouched.

Our divorce decree says that my ex-wife and I will pay 50% of our child's health care costs. She has repeatedly failed to pay her full share of the monthly costs.

We went through a child custody modification last year where the visitation schedule was modified, though no other parts of the decree were.

Since a modification to the decree was previously made, does this effect all other parts of the divorce decree? So if she owes me financial support, am I able to go after her for reimbursement or is everything, including owed support, lost because there has already been a modification?

Question:

I am paying child support in addition to insurance reimbursement.

The child support amount is not the problem; it's the monthly insurance reimbursement, which accounts for roughly 20% of my monthly income!

Is there a limit to the amount of insurance reimbursement I am ordered to pay in addition to child support?

Finding cheap health insurance is a justifiably high priority for most divorced dads.

Divorce entails far more than emotional and social disassociation. Physical separation from beloved children is also a very common by-product of acrimonious breakups. Most divorced dads desperately desire to retain an active role in their children's everyday lives. Adequate ongoing financial support is just as vital as maintaining fundamental familial connections.

Indeed, contemporary courts seek to ensure essential economic assistance continuation by mandating non-custodial parents' long-term life and health insurance maintenance. Such injunctions represent judicial attempts to vicariously provide for minor children without creating undue burdens on public purses.

Since divorced dads represent 82.2 percent of non-custodial parents, health insurance coverage is usually the father’s responsibility.

The following offers divorce tips for men on acquiring cheap health insurance.

By Jennifer M. Paine

Michigan Divorce Lawyer

Though my previous divorce articles outlined the problems faced if you waited to get a divorce until later in life when the kids are grown and you’re older, all is not lost.

But there is some homework you should do with your mens divorce attorney before your case concludes.

At a minimum, you should:

Question:

Per my divorce decree, I am responsible for paying child support and my children's health insurance. 

I can no longer afford to enroll my children in health insurance offered through my work and would like to enroll them in a program offered by the state. However, my state requires the custodial parent (my ex-wife) to enroll the children, and she is refusing to do so.

Can I take her to court to force her to enroll our kids in the state program or will I be forced to carry them on my employer's health insurance that I cannot afford? Will my child support be modified?