Enforcing Child Support If He Claims To Be Disabled

by Angie
(Quincy,OH)

I have had a child support order for 7 years. 2 of those years he was in jail. while he was in jail i paid myself to help him out. Over the last 5 years he may have worked 2. Last may i paid again so he could get his drivers license back before they suspended it. Recently he has gotten ugly with me and threatened to take me to court-he has no court ordered visitation-just as we agree. at one point at his job, he hurt his knee and was off for awhile. When the dr. refused to write him as disabled, he shopped around until he found someone that would write him off.

So i was told by his other ex wife that child support can not enforce his support orders because he's disabled and basically they cant touch him. Is this true? He is very capable of working, he just doesn't want to. can he be ordered to go for a second opinion? Also, my divorce papers state we split the non covered medical bills 50/50. Does this mean if i pay for health care coverage out of pocket does he have to pay 1/2 of that too? Or do i need a separate medical order that states that? it cost me about $90/mt for my son.