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
-
A copy of page one through the signature line of your Jointly filed Federal Tax return from the most recent IRS Tax year; please black out the first five digits of any Social Security Numbers and any IRS Identity Protection PIN's. Note: if your spouse files married separately, head of household or single, you will also need to submit their Form 1040 from the most recent IRS Tax year.
Children up to age 26
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
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 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 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
- - Grandchild: Both state or county issued birth certificate showing parents’ names, for child and grandchild, and a copy of the Federal Tax return from the most recent IRS Tax year, claiming the child as a dependent.
panel 4 header
panel 5 header
panel 5 content