child support

[lil_mama_415]

So today i found out in the state of Kentucky you can not get health insurance on an infant or child unless you are collecting child support. I told my OH this and he grew slightly upset. Annalise will need insurance and i plan to file and i looked it up and caculated it. He would only have to pay $200 a month. That will barely cover her diapers and yet hes upset. I know that its not wrong but why do i feel bad for doing it? am i wrong?

 

[x__amour]

No, you're not. It's his responsibility as well. Have you thought about applying for Medicaid?

 

[lil_mama_415]

yeah i am on medicaid but in Ky they have to have childsupport to put your child on medicaid

 

[x__amour]

Ah, gotcha. Then yes, he most definitely needs to pay child support!

 

[lil_mama_415]

he says he has no problem now with it but i just feel bad cuz i see how its bad it can get between ppl over money

 

[mixedbeautyx]

I guess if thats the only way you can get health insurance. Was he planning to support baby without paying child support? If so i can see why hes upset as usually the reason people are put on child support is bc they dnt want to support financially.

Another way to get insurance would be for one of you to get a ft job with health benefits, ever considered this?

 

[lil_mama_415]

I guess if thats the only way you can get health insurance. Was he planning to support baby without paying child support? If so i can see why hes upset as usually the reason people are put on child support is bc they dnt want to support financially.

Another way to get insurance would be for one of you to get a ft job with health benefits, ever considered this?

he was and he was upset not now cuz it gives him more parental rights if anything were to happen to us. But im a full time student and would not have time to raise my daughter if i got a full time job that wouldnt pay near as much as i could after i complete school in a year

 

[babymomma37]

I live in Ky as well and me and my husband our both on medicad and our local health department said our son will be able to have medicad also because of low income since i cant get a job for a few months after. Maybe its different when married though?

 

[lil_mama_415]

when married its not hard to get its unwed it is

 

[mixedbeautyx]

I live in maryland and my child can have medcaid and im not married..

I guess if filing for child support is the only way you can get insurance, do it. He should understand. Its in the best interest of your baby.

 

[babymomma37]

when married its not hard to get its unwed it is

Oh im sorry i didnt know, it would seem like it should be harder to get when the parents are together But then again our economy and Ky period is stupid

 

[octosquishy]

If he won't agree you might have to go through the court systems. But for right now I'd just worry about you and your medicaid. They will still give you the pregnancy medicaid thing regardless, so I wouldn't stress myself about that for a while Love

 

[blamesydney]

I understand why you would feel bad, as I'm doing the same thing, and FOB was a little put off at first because he's always planned on financially supporting our daughter, but I just sat him down and basically explained that all the child support is really going to be is just money set aside for diapers and other necessities, and that means for him to use when she's at his house too.

 

[MumToBe2012]

There really is no need for you to feel bad. You're both her parents and therefore you both should be contributing to her unbringing. I would expect him to pair towards her even if he wasn't forced to.

 

[almostXmagic]

your not doing anything wrong. its required so theres really no need to fight over it. its not like theres anything you can do.