| Sherron |
| (Carpal \'Tunnel) |
| 08/31/10 11:57 PM |
Re: child support and residential placement
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"If the child is in a state facility, they will seek to have him compensate them for the costs. He must assist in repaying medcaid costs. That is where support will go. "
Hate to disagree with the lawyer here, but having had a child in a state facility paid for by medicaid... both ex and I were ordered to pay support to the state, based on my ability to pay (yeah, it didn't make sense to me either, but ex didn't show at the hearing, and the judge just ordered ex pay the same amount as me, based on my the income info I submitted... which apparently wasn't much, because the co'ed amount was ridiculously low). Dd was still considered as living with me for cs purposes, even when there was no chance she would be at my home until dismissal. Ex tried to get the cs dropped, and OCSE denied it because I was still the CP on paper. I also checked with an accountant who told me dd was still considered as living in my home for tax purposes as well.