- Also called uninsured medical expenses, Out-of-Pocket include deductibles, co-insurance, and not-covered services.
- In Georgia, O.C.G.A. § 19-6-15(a)(23) defines uninsured health care expenses.
- Some states provide a specific dollar amount in the Basic Child Support Obligation or set a threshold for expenses to be considered an additional expense. Georgia’s Basic Child Support Obligation assumes $0 for medical expenses.
- There is no defined standard way to allocation expenses. Most divorce decrees in Georgia split the out-of-pocket expenses 50% -50% between the parties.