Opinion ID: 2157414
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Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Uncovered Medical Expenses

Text: In addition to monthly child support, the district court entered an order for the payment of Dylan's medical expenses not covered by insurance. See Iowa Ct. R. 9.12 (requiring the court to enter an order for medical support). Kristy, as the custodial parent, is responsible for the first $250 in uncovered medical expenses each year. See id. (The custodial parent shall pay the first $250 per year per child of uncovered medical expenses up to a maximum of $500 per year for all children.). Uncovered medical expenses exceeding $250 per year are then split between Kristy and Joseph in proportion to their respective incomes. See id. The district court found that the correct proportion was fifty-one percent for Kristy and forty-nine percent for Joseph. Joseph asserts the district court used the wrong incomes to reach its conclusion that Joseph was responsible for forty-nine percent and Kristy was responsible for fifty-one percent of Dylan's uncovered medical expenses. He claims the court should have used $1616.57 for his net monthly income. However, this would only be his net monthly income if we used $25,000 for his gross annual incomethat is, excluded his commission. Because we have already determined his commission should be included, the district court correctly rejected the $1616.57 figure. However, our de novo review of the record reveals that the district court made a minor error in calculating the appropriate percentages. Kristy's net monthly income was $1858.88, and Joseph's was $1890.35. This means Joseph should be responsible for 50.4% of Dylan's uncovered medical expenses, instead of forty-nine percent, as the district concluded. [1] Thus, we modify the district court's order and hold each party responsible for fifty percent of Dylan's uncovered medical expenses.