Legal Question in Family Law in Pennsylvania
Medical Insurance
If my husband of 4 years, who states he is filing for divorce used to carry my eye and dental insurance and my daughter's (not his biological or adopted daughter) on his medical, dental and eye insurance states he is dropping us both, due to open enrollment, is that legal? He has lived with and taken care of my daughter for 5 years. Also, I am the beneficiary on his life insurance, can he change that without me sigining off? Is it illegal if he has someone else sign it?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Medical Insurance
Until the divorce is final, absent an agreement, a spouse must maintain health insurance on the other spouse.
Open enrollment is not an issue as a divorce is one of the events that will allow him to change the health coverage outside of the open enrollment period. As for the children he would be required to provide it for his biological or adopted children.
Under the law your daughter's biological father is financially responsible for her insurance and any uninsured medical expenses.
As to the life insurance again he can NOT change it unless you sign off on it. However, once the divorce is final he is free to change the beneficiary.
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