How do I go about amending a divorce decree to transfer responsibility for carrying insurance on children?
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How do I go about amending a divorce decree to transfer responsibility for carrying insurance on children?
Per our divorce decree, signed over 2 years ago, my ex-husband was to carry insurance for both of our children. He has now lost his job and cannot afford the COBRA payments. I have coverage under my current husband’s policy and am being told that we cannot add my children until the divorce decree has been amended to show that I am now responsible for carrying the insurance. How easy is this to do pro se?
Asked on September 6, 2011 under Family Law, Indiana
Answers:
S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
You can write an amendment, have it signed and dated by you and your ex-husband and file it with the court. The general format for the amendment would be as follows:
AMENDMENT TO DIVORCE DECREE OF JONES v. JONES, Case #________________
The undersigned agree to amend the divorce decree in the above-captioned case as follows:
___________ (your name) is as of the date of this amendment responsible for the health insurance (or applicable type of insurance) for her children whose names are:____________.
Pursuant to this amendment, ____________ (name of ex-husband) has transferred the obligation to provide health insurance (or other type of insurance if applicable) to ________ (your name).
_________________ DATE:_______________
signature
_________
printed name
______________ DATE:____________________
signature
__________
printed name
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