I agree with neardc that men are more likely to have jobs that provide health coverage.
I would expect that the court would also be more likely to order the parent with the higher income to provide health coverage, and since men typically earn more, they would more often be responsible forthis expense.
Also, I suspect that these orders are generally issued on the parent that doesn't have primary custody. This is a bit of a guess based on human nature - the parent who has their children the bulk of the time is more likely to be taking them to the doctor and would be more incliuned to make sure coverage was ensured. And while men increasingly share in the custody, the woman is still more likely to have the kids a larger percentage of the time.
My ex has 0 out of pocket health insurance, I would have to pay 40 a month to add the kids. The court gave that responsibility to him based on that. If mine was 0 as well it would have been both, if I had zero...you get the point it is first who can insure them well for the least out of pocket.
Last edited by Can_I_just_be_Jo; November 6,2009 at 5:32pm.
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