Stipulated Judgment ¶50 — Uninsured Healthcare Cost Sharing (50/50 with FC §4063 Procedure)
Source: Stipulated Judgment, FL-180 Attachment, IRMO Nibley Case No. 20FL010940C, entered June 17, 2022.
Summary
Each parent pays one-half of all reasonable, uninsured health care costs for each minor child, with the FC §4063 reimbursement and notice procedure governing how costs are documented, requested, and paid.
When to use
Operative provision for any dispute over reimbursement of medical, mental-health, dental, vision, or other uninsured costs (including Mending Matters, Aurora Behavioral Health hospitalization, psychiatry through Dr. Stevens, ongoing therapy with Rose Corzine). Step procedure (a)–(d) is explicit and provides the framework to evaluate compliance on either side. Failure to follow procedure permits judicial relief under FC §290.
Paragraph text (verbatim)
¶50. Each party shall pay one-half of all reasonable, uninsured health care costs incurred for each minor child. When either parent accrues or pays costs pursuant to this paragraph, that parent shall provide any and all itemized statement(s) from the medical provider and/or health insurer of the costs, insurance coverage, and uninsured amounts still owing after application of any and all health insurance coverage to the other parent within a reasonable time, but not more than 30 days after accruing the costs. These costs shall be paid as follows:
a. If a parent has already paid all of these costs, that parent shall provide proof of payment and a request for reimbursement of his or her court-ordered share to the other parent;
b. If a parent has paid his or her court-ordered share of the costs only, that parent shall provide proof of payment to the other parent, request the other parent to pay the remainder of the costs directly to the provider, and provide the reimbursing parent with any necessary information about how to make the payment to the provider;
c. The other parent shall make the reimbursement of the remaining costs within a reasonable time, not to exceed 30 days from notification and verification of the amount due; and
d. If the reimbursing parent disputes a request for payment, that parent shall pay the requested amount and thereafter may seek judicial relief under this section and section 290. If the reimbursing parent fails to pay the other parent as required by this subdivision, the other parent may seek judicial relief under this section and section 290. [Family Code § 4063]
Scope / notes
- 30-day notification window for the parent who accrues/pays costs.
- 30-day reimbursement window after notification and verification.
- Pay-then-dispute structure under (d): a disputing parent must pay first, then seek judicial relief.
Linked exhibits
Transclude of Exhibits-by-Statute.base