Tuesday, January 10, 2012

CAN MY HUSBAND KEEP ME ON HIS HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY AFTER OUR DIVORCE?

QUESTION: I'm getting a divorce after being married for 29 years. My husband works for the City of San Diego and pays for me to be covered under his medical insurance. He is willing to keep me on his policy. He thinks he can, because he pays for me to be on it, but I am not so sure. Can he keep me on his policy after our divorce?

MY RESPONSE: Your concern is appropriate. Once divorced, you will no longer be a “family member” of your husband’s family; your husband cannot include you on his group medical insurance after the divorce, since only family members can be covered, so you would need to seek Cobra health insurance coverage, which is fairly expensive and limited in duration.

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