California child support and medical coverage?

Question

California child support and medical coverage?
My son is on Medi-Cal Blue Cross coverage. *knock on wood* My son hasn't been sick at all. He is 10 months and we are breastfeeding and shooting for 1 yr. Anyways, point being.....we are not on any kind of public assistance or cash aid or food stamps. I only have medi-cal for both of us for medical reasons and expense. So child support enforcement is trying to locate the father to put our son on his heath insurance. He has Blue Shield of California. Now if the father doesn't give this info to child support enforcement what does that mean? What happens?

Answer 1

In the State of California both parents have to provide health insurance for the child if the parent has insurance. This is why the state is trying to locate the father. This is normal procedure. If and when they locate the father, the state will mandate that he place your son on his insurance as well. All this means is that your son will be double covered, or in place of medi-cal. If he doesn't give this info to child support enforcement, they can and will get the info from his employer.

Answer 2

If he refuses to comply with a court-ordered mandate like putting your child on his insurance, he could be fined or go to jail, then the courts will probably get his info from his employer and your baby will end up on his insurance anyway.

My sympathies, dealing with an ex can suck.