These are some relevant dates:
Feb 28 - uncontested trial/court order provided
Mid-march - diagnosed/referral given for surgeon for hernia
June 2 - motion submitted for review in chambers to ask permission to submit a request child support to be reviewed to include one time section 7 expenses for surgery
June 14 - 1st appointment with surgeon, ordered additional ultrasound
June 29 - Surgeon called with results from ultrasound, Aug 1 surgery date, emailed me doctor's note for child care support from Aug 1 to Sept 15 stating "post recovery will require her to not do any lifting, bending, twisting, pushing, pulling, stretching or climbing for six weeks. She also requires child support for six weeks to allow her to heal."
June 30 - I go to the court house, no response on my motion from June 2 yet
On June 2, I tried to submit a motion to request the child support to include one time section 7 expenses for my surgery based off my family doctor's note (NOT the surgeons quoted above). The court clerk refused to submit my documents. She said, since it is less than six months from my court order, I need to ask permission from the court to submit this. So I revised my court documents, stated I need this surgery and asked permission to bring forward another motion including the details of surgery/requirements, etc.
I have not had a response to this motion yet. Normally, my local court house has a two week turn around time for motions reviewed in chambers.
I have an estimate of what the expenses will be. Daycare will be $850 for six weeks as I am subsidized so it is a lower cost. Fees for overnight childcare following my surgery is $200. Surgeon only anticipates two nights stay in hospital. I anticipate only needing help with child care, after daycare for four hours a night for two weeks, as if she is in daycare I can rest and not move during the day. I estimate that to be $1320 as I included two weekends. Total $2370
My question, if I am approved by the court to submit these expenses, do I go to court ahead of time and ask for an amount up to $X with submission of receipts after expense incurred?
Feb 28 - uncontested trial/court order provided
Mid-march - diagnosed/referral given for surgeon for hernia
June 2 - motion submitted for review in chambers to ask permission to submit a request child support to be reviewed to include one time section 7 expenses for surgery
June 14 - 1st appointment with surgeon, ordered additional ultrasound
June 29 - Surgeon called with results from ultrasound, Aug 1 surgery date, emailed me doctor's note for child care support from Aug 1 to Sept 15 stating "post recovery will require her to not do any lifting, bending, twisting, pushing, pulling, stretching or climbing for six weeks. She also requires child support for six weeks to allow her to heal."
June 30 - I go to the court house, no response on my motion from June 2 yet
On June 2, I tried to submit a motion to request the child support to include one time section 7 expenses for my surgery based off my family doctor's note (NOT the surgeons quoted above). The court clerk refused to submit my documents. She said, since it is less than six months from my court order, I need to ask permission from the court to submit this. So I revised my court documents, stated I need this surgery and asked permission to bring forward another motion including the details of surgery/requirements, etc.
I have not had a response to this motion yet. Normally, my local court house has a two week turn around time for motions reviewed in chambers.
I have an estimate of what the expenses will be. Daycare will be $850 for six weeks as I am subsidized so it is a lower cost. Fees for overnight childcare following my surgery is $200. Surgeon only anticipates two nights stay in hospital. I anticipate only needing help with child care, after daycare for four hours a night for two weeks, as if she is in daycare I can rest and not move during the day. I estimate that to be $1320 as I included two weekends. Total $2370
My question, if I am approved by the court to submit these expenses, do I go to court ahead of time and ask for an amount up to $X with submission of receipts after expense incurred?
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