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zqueez · Sep 16, 2009, 09:32 AM

Situation: (Fake names)
1. Joe and Amanda are divorced with a 17-yr old daughter.
2. Joe lives in California; Amanda lives in Washington. Their daughter, currently lives with Joe. Amanda has physical custody of the daughter.
3. Joe is still paying for child support even though the daughter lives with him and his wife in California.
4. The daughter needs to see the doctor/dentist asap.
5. Joe and his wife do not qualify for welfare even though they were advised by Amanda (who now has 3 other kids from different fathers) to apply for welfare in California so Joe can apply for the daughter's medical insurance.
6. Joe's wife is a nurse and has great coverage at the hospital where she works. She can add Joe's daughter on her coverage asap but Amanda doesn't want her to because she wants to claim her on her 2009 taxes!

Questions:
1. How can the daughter get medical insurance without having welfare?
2. What are the legal issues?
3. Who can they contact?

Any help and suggestions will help us.

Thank you!

this8384 · Sep 16, 2009, 12:58 PM

Joe needs to go back to court and file for physical custody of the daughter. Then Joe's wife can add her to the insurance.

It's not right for Amanda to receive child support when she is doing nothing to support the child, nor for her to claim a child on her taxes unless she is allowed per the court order.

EDIT: You asked about this in April '08:
https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/family...ml#post1008604
Why is this taking so long to deal with? How is "Amanda" able to pursue her doctorate if her income is so low that she qualifies for welfare?

zqueez · Sep 16, 2009, 01:47 PM

This question is a totally different and separate question than the 16-year old issue. That question about the 16 year old has been solved. Thank you though.
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So now, going back to my original question, Joe's wife will add her on the medical insurance... the administrator at her work told her it's OK for her to do so. On the other hand, Amanda, emailed Joe's wife saying... "if Joe can not provide for her medical and dental insurance then the only option is to send her (their daughter) here so that I can provide for her." This girl does not work... she gets her support from her dad and her daughter doesn't want to stay with her anymore that's why she moved here.

Joe's wife said she will hire an attorney now because she wants to know what their rights are.

Thank you!

ScottGem · Sep 16, 2009, 04:33 PM

Whether this is a different situation or not, the answer is the same. Joe needs to have custody changed so that his wife can add her to his insurance.

Contact an attorney to file for custody.

GV70 · Sep 19, 2009, 10:37 PM