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I'm about to file contempt charges on my ex!!!!

Unhappy's picture

So my BD had to go to the dentist yesterday. I paid the $350 up front and then dropped off a copy of the bill at my ex's mother's house because he finally decided he wanted to utilize his supervised visitation finally. I get the check for his portion of what he owes and he made it out to the dentist office instead of to me. I sent him a text telling him he needs to write another check with my name on it because I already paid the bill and the dentist won't accept his check because their is nothing owed at this point. I got a text back from him stating that he will not write a check to me to cover his portion that I already paid and that he will only write a check to the dentist.

I am so effing fed up with his BS. He's as bad as some of the BMs on this freaking site. He's constantly pulling sh!t all of the time to just be an ass. I know that he saw on the statement that I gave him that it was already paid so why effing write a check to the dentist when there is no balance owed. It has to be paid for before you leave the freaking appointment.

He has until Tuesday (stated in CO, he has 7 days once a bill has been sent to him to pay) of next week to pay his portion to me or else I'm filing contempt charges on his a$$. I am done messing with his childish stupid BS. If he wants to be a jerk and make everything a fight then so be it. We'll just see what the courts say about his behavior. I really want to hear his justification to the judge as to why he won't pay the portiont that he owes that I covered. It should prove to be interesting.

Ladies, give me strength. I'm about ready to lose it. What hell is wrong with people? Why do some people have to make everything a freaking nightmare? I just don't get it.

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aggravated1's picture

I think if you take this to court, it is not going to turn out the way you want it to.

Does your court order say that you pay, and then he has to reimburse you? Or does it just say he is responsible for half of all medical/dental expenses?

If it's the latter, what would he be in contempt of?

Unhappy's picture

It states that he has to pay his portion which is 52% within 7 days of recieving the bill. He knows that it's already been paid in full so his potion would go to me to cover the cost of what I already paid.

I also have a text from me to him letting him know that the bill was already paid and that he needs to issue another check to me to cover his half and his response of I will only write a check to the dentist. So...if he's aware of the fact that the dentist won't accept his payment because it's already been paid and he hasn't paid his 52% by Tuesday, I'm pretty sure that would put him in contempt of CO.

Unhappy's picture

He doesn't have an FSA. He's just being an a$$ just like most of the BMs on this site are. He gets a high off of it.

Willow2010's picture

I guess from now on,just let him pay the DR, Dentist, ect his part. Most don't want to write a check to BM.

Unhappy's picture

I can't. You have to pay the dentist at the time of the appointment. The estimate that they gave me before was $314. When I paid the bill yesterday it went up to $350. So had I gone off of the estimate before I took BD yesterday his portion wouldn't of even covered half of the cost of the visit.

Unhappy's picture

And I really don't care if he doesn't want to write a check to me. I don't want to cover his half of the cost up front and then trust that he will pay his portion but I do what needs to be done. Our BD needed dental work. The balance has to be paid up front before you leave the dentist office. If he doesn't want to write a check to me will tough titty. It's not about what he wants. It's to cover the cost that he owes for hour BD's dental work. It's not like I'm pocketing the money since I already paid it.

Oh and had I told him how much the estimate was or showed him a copy of it then he still wouldn't have paid his portion up front. He would have told me that I would have to show him the bill for it. Which means that I would of had to pay it first because it has to be paid after the appointment is over per the dentist office.

aggravated1's picture

Would you need to retain an attorney? I mean, is it worth the expense and loss of time to deal with this, or are there other issues?

Unhappy's picture

There are many issues with him.

1.) He won't give me his address so that I can send the bills to him certified mail. So I have to take them to his mother's house. Per the CO he has to provide me with this information.

2.) In the last six months he will ask to see BD on x,y, and z days and then completely blows her off. He has shown up to two of his requested visitations. (He has supervised visitation at his mother's house.) I know that the judge can't mak him see his BD but this is one of the issues that has been going on.

3.) He's not paying his portion of medical and dental expenses.

4.) The texts where he tells me to go and choke on a d!ck, or to eff off, or to p!ss off in regards to information being relayed about our BD.

There are more I'm sure. I'm just sick of it. I don't even text him unless I absolutley have to. I don't threaten taking away visitation. I just ignore him unless he asks to see BD and I always say yes except for the one time that he wanted to see her on my bday. He just needs to man up and take care of his responsibilities. It's that simple. He's the reason why he's at where he's at with his visitation. All he has to do is sober up and we'll work on changing everything to where he actually gets overnights. In stead he'd rather wallow in the poor me my ex effed me over and took my BD while he's hammered. PLEASE!!!! He lost her because of his addiction problem. He didn't even show up at the custody hearing. I EFFING HATE DEALING WITH ADDICTS!!!!!

So yes. If I had to pay an attorney it would be worth it. I am sick of dealing with him and if it takes the legal system giving him a swift kick in the ass in order to get him to see the light then so be it.

Unhappy's picture

I paid with a credit card and I can't get down to the dentist without having to leave work early which I won't get paid for because I have no vacation time left and I have no idea if they would even refund the amount back to the credit card and then accept the check for the amount refunded.

Willow2010's picture

Since you just paid them yesterday, take his check to them and tell them what is going on. Maybe they will give you back half your cash. Or, if they happen to still have the check, you can write another one for your half an then give them the ex’s check for his half.

Willow2010's picture

I have no idea if they would even refund the amount back to the credit card and then accept the check for the amount refunded.
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Call them.

Willow2010's picture

I have no idea if they would even refund the amount back to the credit card and then accept the check for the amount refunded.
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Call them.

Unhappy's picture

Willow,

I get what you're saying but after all of the crap this guy has put me through, and by crap I mean things like taking off with our BD and not calling me to let me know where he's at or if she's even alive for days (essentially kidnapping). We had the forest service out looking for her and the police almost put out an Amber alert for her, I am not willing to do anything for him anymore. I mean nodda. If he thinks that he can just be an a$$ and write me a check that he knows that I can't cash just to be a jerk then that's fine. Even if I were to present him with what the cost would be before he still wouldn't pay in advance. He would want to see the bill first which has to be paid up front. He wouldn't show up at the appointment if he had notice. Sh!t. The man can't even show up for his requested supovised visitation 97% of the time. This is just how he is. He's upset that I left him and I moved on. So this is his way of punishing me. Making everytime I have to deal with him a nightmare.

We'll see what i judge says. He's already aware that the bill has been paid and the dentist office won't accept it because there is no balance. If he doesn't write another check for the balance to me then his portion hasn't been paid. He has till Tuesday.

tweetybird74's picture

Next time make him then come with you to all appointments so that he can pay his portion right there and then. Yes he will have to miss work etc but that is his problem.

Unhappy's picture

He drives long haul. Three weeks on one week off. He wouldn't give me his schedule so that he could show up so I wouldn't know when to schedule the appointments and he wouldn't come anyways. You have to understand that all he wants to do is eff me over when ever he can and try to get away with what ever sh!t he can. Hence this blog. He is not like a normal person. He is just like the scandalas BMs on this site that do whatever then can eff their exs over or try to make the new GF or Wife's life as crazy as they can.

StickAFork's picture

Let him pay the dr directly. That's what I would do. Call the dentist, have the refund a part to your CC and give them his check.
I don't think he's being an ass.
I'm amazed that he paid it so quickly and easily. MY ex would be an ass and not pay it!!

PS: What exactly would be the contempt action? He paid what he was supposed to when he was supposed to pay it...

Unhappy's picture

The only reason why he paid so fast is because he knew he was effing me over. To write a check to the dentist when there is no balance due is like your ex not paying at all. And him refusing to write another check to me is basically like your ex being an a$$ and not paying at all. (Wow. Look at the similarities there.) I'm still out the portion that he is supposed to pay because I can't cash the check.

And he is in contempt because he hasn't paid his portion. Writing a check that I can't cash is not paying for the dental work. Hence contempt of the CO.

purpledaisies's picture

Im sorry but i see his poubt in writting a check to the dentist. However i also understand u have to pay up frint. I would call the Dentist and see what they can do before u take him to court.

Unhappy's picture

Okay. I see your point with the calling the dentist but I am sick of his BS. If it were a BM making one of your DH's life hell whenever they can and trying to screw him over would you be wanting your DH to take unpaid time off of work to go down to the dentist office to see if they can refund her portion and then give them the check? I highly doubt it. You guys would be on here bitching about the BM and all of her BS that she's pulling and probably pissed that your DH did all of that instead of standing up for himself.

I am sick of it with him. All he has to do is write a check for his portion that I already paid. It's that simple. Writing me a check that I can't cash after I paid for all of the dental work up front is his way of saying eff you. Now what are you going to do? If he wants to be an a$$ that's fine. He can explain to a judge why he won't cover his portion. Plain and simple. I am not playing his stupid games anymore. I'm sorry that he's still p!issed about me leaving him. I'm sorry that he hates that I moved on but he needs to grow up and get over it. He's 32 freaking years old for crying out loud.

DaizyDuke's picture

I don't see why you can't explain everything to the dentist, THEY know that the account is paid in full, they have their money, so I can't imagine that they wouldn't be willing to help you out... why not simply take the check to them, have them endorse it and then you endorse it as a third party and cash the dang thing and be done with it?

Unhappy's picture

Diazy, there is no way in hell that they would do that. They are taking a huge risk which could result in a law suit. That would mean that I could take one of my DH's checks write it out to the dentist office go down there and explain the situation at the next appointment and have them endorse it so that I can cash it. They are not going to do that nor is it their responsibility to get involved in personal matters of their clients. They worked on BD's teeth. They got paid. They are out.

How about he can just write a new check with my name on it so that he can pay his portion of what he owes? What's wrong with that idea? I mean it is stated in the CO that he needs to pay 52% of the bill. Writing me a check that I can't cash after I paid the bill isn't exactly paying his portion. I am not going to take unpaid time off of work to run down to the dentist office to fix this for him. If he can't manage to write another check then fine. I'm done dealing with his BS. If he wants to be an a$$hole then he can deal with the consequences.

I just don't get you guys. If I were bitching about a BM doing this you would be all over it. Well I'm not going to do it. If he can't do what he is supposed to do that's fine. We'll see what a judge as to say about it. Where the hell is Rags when I need him.

Kilgore SMom's picture

Does your court order say that the visit with your daughter have to be at the grandparnets house??? You would have to deal with him alot less if you would go through a court order safty house for the visit. Because if he misses so many they'll just quit letting him schedule. That would solve the 97% missed visits. I would also while your fixing that have it fixed in the court order that because he refuse to pay at time of serve to the Doctor office or Dentist which they want the money upfront at time of the appointment that he has to make the check payable to you. That should show him a thing or too.

Unhappy's picture

It is written into the custody order that the supervised visitation is at his mother's house. I had them add it because he wouldn't be able to afford to see her that much had I gone through the state because he couldn't afford it at the time. Now I'm seeing the errors of my ways. Im sick of bending over backwards to accomadate him and his BS just to be sh!t on because he wants to act like a child.

I'm pretty sure that it states in my CO that he has to reimburse me for what ever out of pocket expences that I have for medical and dental bills towards our BD. I have to go home and check it but I'm pretty sure it's there.

Unhappy's picture

Thanks Ripley. Wink I agree one hundred percent with you on this one.

DH just texted me what my CO states. Drum role please.......

Section 6:

In the event one party pays expenses not covered by insurance in full, then the other shall pay his or her share of such expenses directly to the payer within 7 days of presentation of a bill or receipt for such expenses.

So everybody, what that means is that if he doesn't pay me by Tuesday of next week he will be in contempt of court which I will more then gladly file at this point. I'm done with his crap. He wants to act like a child and do whatever he sees fit. Fine then. I let the legal system b!tch slap some common sence into him.