Dependent Children Covered Under More Than One Plan Sample Clauses

Dependent Children Covered Under More Than One Plan i. Dependent children whose parents are not separated or divorced 1) the plan of the parent whose birthday, excluding year of birth, falls earlier in the year will be primary; or 2) if both parents have the same birthday, excluding year of birth, the plan that has covered the parent the longest will be primary. ii. Dependent children whose parents are separated or divorced 1) if a parent with sole parental responsibility is not remarried, the plan of the parent with custody is primary; 2) if a parent with sole parental responsibility has remarried, the plan of the parent with sole parental responsibility is primary; the step-parent’s plan is secondary; and the plan of the parent without parental responsibility pays last; and 3) regardless of which parent has sole parental responsibility, whenever a court order specifies that one parent is financially responsible for the child’s health care expenses, the plan of that parent is primary.