Opinion ID: 901506
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 10

Heading: Medical Overpayments

Text: [¶49.] Todd contends he overpaid Kimberly $100 per month in medical care expenses from January 1996 to June 2001, for a total of $9,020. Todd argues the overpayment occurred when Andrew transitioned from Todd's insurance to Medicaid in 1995. Todd argues at that time all of Andrew's medical expenses began being covered by Medicaid, thus eliminating the need for the $100 per month upward deviation under the terms of the original stipulated agreement. [¶50.] Todd mischaracterizes the nature of the additional $100 above the basic child support amount in the original stipulated agreement. The language of the agreement provided Todd would pay an additional $100 as support due to Andrew's special needs. The language did not limit the additional $100 to medical expenses not covered by insurance. That subject was specifically addressed in another portion of the stipulated agreement wherein Todd agreed to pay for seventy-six percent of any uncovered medical expenses and Kimberly agreed to pay for twenty-four percent of such expenses. More importantly, the additional $100 did not have an expiration date attached to it as did the upward deviation for the van payment. Therefore, Kimberly did not receive monies from Todd to which she was not entitled under the terms of the stipulated agreement. Based on the evidence in the record, the trial court did not err when it failed to order Kimberly to reimburse or credit Todd with $9,020 in alleged overpayments.