Hello,
I hope someone can offer me some help. I have shared care of my children 50/50. My son got very sick in August while in my care. My ex-wife and I were informed that there was a case of meningitis in his class. I took my son to the doctor and on arrival, he was placed on oxygen and the doctor called the ambulance. The ambulance bill was sent to my ex-wife’s address. It was ignored until now and has now been passed on the state debt recovery.
On handover of the children, she gave the NSW revenue to my son to give to me. Initially, when I contacted her, she said that she would pay half, which I would assume with shared responsibility was a fair thing. She is now saying she isn’t paying because she did not authorise the ambulance ride.
She has told me she has changed my son's address so the bill will now be sent to me. $846 dollars may not sound like a lot of money but it is for me. State debt recovery, on speaking with them today said they cannot split the bill.
Is there anything I can do? My concern is going forward, what happens if kids need braces, etc. in the future, can I just expect this to continue?
Thank you. Any help would be great.
I hope someone can offer me some help. I have shared care of my children 50/50. My son got very sick in August while in my care. My ex-wife and I were informed that there was a case of meningitis in his class. I took my son to the doctor and on arrival, he was placed on oxygen and the doctor called the ambulance. The ambulance bill was sent to my ex-wife’s address. It was ignored until now and has now been passed on the state debt recovery.
On handover of the children, she gave the NSW revenue to my son to give to me. Initially, when I contacted her, she said that she would pay half, which I would assume with shared responsibility was a fair thing. She is now saying she isn’t paying because she did not authorise the ambulance ride.
She has told me she has changed my son's address so the bill will now be sent to me. $846 dollars may not sound like a lot of money but it is for me. State debt recovery, on speaking with them today said they cannot split the bill.
Is there anything I can do? My concern is going forward, what happens if kids need braces, etc. in the future, can I just expect this to continue?
Thank you. Any help would be great.