Child Medical Expenses

Under Virginia law, uncovered medical expenses are typically divided pro rata, in proportion to the parents' income. If you make $4000 a month and your ex makes $2000, you will pay two-thirds of uncovered expenses over $250 per child per year. Many parents make their own arrangements, such as just following a pro rata formula or simply dividing the bills fifty-fifty.

It is imperative for the person seeking reimbursement to keep the bills for which reimbursement is sought. Although it may not be technically required, I advise my clients to provide the receipts to the other parent. It makes sense to deal with these issues in a timely fashion, both on the part of the reimbursing parent and the parent seeking reimbursement. Every year, we have a case where the medical co-pays and other uncovered expenses are sought to be recovered across several years. It creates a problem of proof if those receipts were not kept and are no longer able to be obtained.