SD in an auto accident....guy driving had no insurance....

[Me & My Peeps]

Update?

 

[PineappleMama]

Glad to hear she's okay... would want to throttle her for not wearing her belt... she'd have NO injuries if she'd been responsible.
But then, seems she was rebelling and going against your wishes so prolly lucky this is all that went wrong.

for the stressed out parents!

Mattemma... my FIL owns his own business and he's in deep doodie... last year he brought home less than $30k... and that's with a $1200/mo mortgage, insane utilities, and very high insurance rates too... their savings are gone... so, yeah I can see folks who look wealthy not actually being wealthy... problem is trying to prove that to a government agency. They won't let my mom qualify for JPS because technically she owns two houses... the one she's staying in until sold, and the one she's owned for years and will be moving back into once this is sold... neither are paid off... she's on disability, not getting much pay at all... according to her PAY she's supposed to qualify, but her assets -that theoretically she could sell on the spur of the moment to buy prescriptions, pay for ER visit, etc- got her a refusal. So, I don't understand how someone with two businesses managed it... that is really odd.

But then, this is Texas... down here liability is mandatory... to the point now where the state has a program that they type in your plate and know whether you have insurance... thus knowing if they should pull you over, impound your car (my and other cities), and write a ticket... then leave you standing in the road with a ticket but no car... ahem, anywho... only problem with that of course is if you switch companies, etc. and they don't report it in a timely manner... you get all those lovely bonuses, that you didn't earn... meanwhile pedophiles are out on the streets... I love that there's an Agg. S. Assault of a TWO year old less than a mile from the school. Whoops, that's off topic... Modly Ones y'all feel free to just kill these last two paragraphs.

 

[SillyChicken]

Glad you DSD is ok... Hopefully she learned more than just a seat belt lesson.

Contact the child services dept that handles your child support and find out what needs to be done to stop support for the older kid (just to get info) so you know how to stop it. Proceed asap - you need that money for your family, not your DH's ex. If you decide to help the 20 yr old after that, it should be on your terms.

Check the court order to see if it states the father has to pay for all insurance etc.. if it does, then your sol. If not, send the mother 1/2 the bill, tell her you don't care how she handles it, either pay her self or send to her insurance co..it's up to her to figure it out. Make sure the mother's name is on all the bills.... and stand your ground!

 

[unionwirewoman]

Well ....didn't think anyone really cared about what the status of this was , but I'll tell those who are wanting to know . Our car insurance is paying for $5,000.....anything after that is our responsibility . I have called my hubby's ex...he's called her also...to try to get her to talk to her car insurance company so that they can chip in for bills . She refuses to do so . Her reasoning is that she doesn't have uninsured , underinsured motorist coverage . We have told her that you don't have to have that (we do ) . Our state has a law that any insurance company will pay up to $5,000 . Still a no go with her . I recieved MANY bills within the last month....good thing our insurance company was on top of it , and so was I . All of it is being billed to insurance . I did recieve a statement from the hospital about 3 weeks ago though......1 nights stay , 1 MRI = $6,335 . That does not include all of the doctors , x-ray/MRI test reading , ambulance ride , etc . So I figure the bill is going to be around....$10,000 . At least my hubby is back to work (albeit California ) and we're at least bringing money in to make payments when they arise . My SD is doing okay. She was pretty banged up for about 3 weeks , broken nose etc. Thought wrapping my horse every night was bad.....try doing a 15 yr old kid ! Thanks for letting me vent again....and thanks for remembering . Life sure can be rough sometimes......Seems like you get to the top just to get drug down again. Guess that's what makes true people....never forgetting where they've come from , just striving to get the best out of life .

 

[Me & My Peeps]

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I can relate to that. When things start going well for me, I get nervous because I know that the next disaster is about to hit! Iv'e become quite comfortable with struggling along. At least I know where I stand every day and the high's and lows dont seem to be as extreme.

 

[HeatherLynn]

Well since its split custody would she not get half the medical bills? Send her copies, tell her what the insurance is paying and let her know what her half of the remainder will be. maybe she will call her insurance or agree to go through the hassle of going after the boy for the remainder.

 

[rancher hicks]

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I didn't read all the post but something you've said concerns me. "sometimes I feel like the people who lie and cheat all the time get ahead more than the decent people."

Since your message speaks of truth here goes. It only seems like they're getting ahead. Now I don't know if you believe in God but there are those who think He doesn't notice. In fact the bible says that because they think He doesn't and isn't taking things into account they do what they do. (you can PM me and I'll give you the verses} Someday they will have to give an account and all their wealth or lack thereof won't buy them heaven. Oh they'll have eternal life just not with God.

So what's my point? Don't be discouraged in doing good {that's in the bible too}. The Psalmist felt the same way, he says, but he also said, "until I went into the temple of the Lord and understood their end". So be encouraged and continue to do good.

Trouble comes to visit but it never comes to stay.

Wishing you the best

Rancher

{if you SD has a job make her pay any left over medical bills, let her know there are consequences for her choices}