It should come with a printout with the name, amount and specifics about the med. Medicaid or whatever doesn't cover all meds.. Or sometimes just a portion of it. But..if she isn't producing the right info.. I wouldn't pay. Let her take it to court and they can subpoena a printout from the pharmacy.

If you know which pharmacy she uses you or DH/SO can get a copy ..assuming SO has those rights.

I agree with you. BM needs to provide documentation. Can she show you the script? Bottle? anything that has SD name on it? Also, you need to know what medications SD is on and to ensure that she is taking them or following what ever the Dr scribed if she visits at your house as well.
If she doesn't give you documentation, she will next time if she wants you to pay 1/2.

There has to be documentation, plus it usually has to be claimed with in 30 days. I wouldn't pay it. Medicaid is 100% free. If she's using it then she's not paying for anything, so just tell her since she uses the medicaid and paid 0 you will gladdly give her 50% of the 0 she paid.

I agree you're under no obligation to pay it if she's not providing documentation.

I'll play a bit of devil's advocate here though. If we're talking about a $20 copay ($10 being your share) and it's a one time thing? The hassle of fighting with her over $10 would SO not be worth is to me. I'd pay $10 to BM to not have to deal with her bull, and consider it money well spent. (Obviously if it's more money or a recurring thing, that would change whether I considered it worth it!)

Are you sure that he is responsible for 50% of the copays? I just ask because we had the situation where my Dh was responsible for premium payments and then half of what was left after insurance paid. BM was 100% responsible for copays since she was the one who decided when to take them in (all the time...for every little thing...and second/third opinions...)

I agree no receipt - no payment. But, check your CO, most are after a certain $$ amount. BM would often forget the first $250.00 was her responsibility.

Oh yes, require documentation, I do, and BM is too lazy to collect prescription copays! And my DH's CO states he is responsible for 50% of medically necessary expenses. No cosmetic dentistry or nose jobs for SD unless BM is shelling out the cash. BM thinks a chiropractor cures the sniffles, but it goes on DH's insurance and $75 copays because SD is too lazy to get off her ass and be active and healthy it's making me consider a pediatrician to rule that the chiropractor is an unnecessary medical expense...

If she can't or won't deliver adequate documentation then no, you don't owe it and you should not pay it.

We have required the Sperm Clan to provide documentation on several occasions when they took the Skid to the doc while on visitation. Since they never paid any of the copay or medical costs we incurred for the Skid on issues not covered by insurance we never paid them a penny when they asked for payment of half of copays that were incurred when they took the kid to the doc while he was on visitation. On the rare occasion when they did provide documentation we still did not pay them. We did remove that amount from the biannual statements we have been sending them for more than 20 years. Their balance just keeps going up with the penalties and interest we accrue against them. They asked us to quit "Harassing" them with those statements a few years ago and we told them sending them a statement on debt that they owe to us is not harassment and when they pay up we will send them a statement indicated Paid In Full.

It is about time for them to whine again soon.

Don't pay a penny unless she provides documentation.

IMHO of course.