Document Requirements
To understand which documents are required to prove dependent eligibility, please review each document listed next to the dependent(s) relationship on your Documentation Checklist mailed to you by Consova. The additional information below describes what documentation will be considered valid for the purpose of this verification.
Spouse
Plan Definition
- - Legal Spouse
legally separated or divorced spouses are not eligible for coverage
Document Requirements
- Copy of marriage certificate
AND
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A copy of page one through the signature line of your Jointly filed Federal Tax return from the most recent Tax season or both of your Tax returns if you file separately. Please black out the first five digits of any Social Security Numbers and any IRS Identity Protection PIN's.
Domestic Partner
Plan Definition
- Your eligible, unrelated same-sex domestic partner.
Document Requirements
Copy of the domestic partner affidavit (signed by you and your partner).
Children age 26 and under
Plan Definition
- - Your natural child, legally adopted child, or child in the process of being adopted;
- - Stepchild;
- - A child whom you have legal guardianship of; or
- - A child who is the subject of a Qualified Medical Child Support Order (QMCSO) or court order indicating you have to provide health care
Document Requirements
- A copy of the following documents (varies by the relationship of the child to the Employee):
- - Natural child or legally adopted child: State or county issued issued birth certificate showing employee's name or signed court order.
- - Stepchild: State or county issued birth certificate showing parents' names, copy of your Marriage Certificate, and copy of your joint federal tax return from the most recent tax season.
- - Child whom you have legal guardianship: Signed Court Order and tax return from the most recent tax season claiming the child as a dependent.
- - A child who is the subject of a Qualified Medical Child Support Order (QMCSO) or court order indicating you have to provide health care: Signed Court Order IF no current QMCSO/Court Order on file.
Please note: for unmarried disabled children aged 26 or over, in addition to the birth certificate, we will also need a copy of your federal tax return from the most recent tax season claiming the child (front page only).
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