If I have primary custody of our 4 year old and her father requests an unnecessary medical test and bills it back to me without my knowledge, who is actually responsible for this bill?
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If I have primary custody of our 4 year old and her father requests an unnecessary medical test and bills it back to me without my knowledge, who is actually responsible for this bill?
I was against this test because her pediatrician saint it was not necessary.
Asked on November 27, 2012 under Family Law, Wyoming
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
The way to ascertain who is responsible for the costs of the medical tests that you have written about is to carefully review the child support order in place with respect to such. Assuming the child's father got the test against your wishes, he should be responsible for the entire costs of the child support order is silent on the subject.
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