Affidavit of Support for Ill Parent
I have sponsored my parent to get here. When she got here she ended up needing dialysis. Since then which is more than five years ago she get the treatment 3 times a week through medi-cal. I have a young family since I signed the affidavit of support am I going to loose everything I've owned?
The treatment is the only way that she can stay alive. Once the treatment stop she will die in a matter of days. But if she continue to get the treatment she can function normally.
Re: Affidavit of Support for Ill Parent
You signed knowing the obligations that you would incur. If they decide to pursue reimbursement from you, you should expect to be held responsible and make payments. You should have planned on this possibility before sponsoring her or having children which you cannot now afford to support. Your mothers care is not my responsibility; it is yours. I am strained paying for my disabled child who is a native born citizen yet gets no benefits from the state.
It is a fact that is tracked in my state that citizens without health insurance yet make too much to qualify for Medicaid die every year due to lack of medical care. It is an unfortunate fact of life that medical care is rationed according to ability to pay.
Your mother could have return to her native country and received treatment there. Since she did not, you must abided by US laws and your contractual obligations.