How does the administrative officer or judge decide if a parent is going to be ordered to provide the health insurance coverage for the child in the child support order?
If a parent does not have health insurance available, he/she cannot be ordered to provide health insurance. When neither parent has health insurance available, both parents will be ordered to report any coverage that becomes available to the child support enforcement agency (CSEA) as soon as it is available. If a parent does have health insurance available, the administrative officer or judge has to make sure the health insurance coverage is reasonable in cost. The insurance is reasonable in cost if the cost of the family plan minus the cost of the single plan is not greater than five percent of the parent’s gross income. For example, if the family plan cost $1500 per year and the single plan cost $1000 per year, then $1500 $1000 = $500. The parent’s gross income is $40,000. Five percent of $40,000 is $2000. The insurance is reasonable in cost because the cost of the family plan minus the cost of the single plan ($500) is not greater than five percent of the parent’s gross income ($200
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