COBRA Coverage for Grandchild

[Christine Roberts]

Employee has a dependent child (age 19) on the group health plan. Dependent child will be getting married and is pregnant. My understanding is that the spouse and child can be covered under COBRA only if (a) the dependent child loses dependent status (which will happen under the terms of the plan when she marries) and elects COBRA; and (B) the formerly dependent child also elects coverage for spouse and child. In other words, the daughter's marriage is a qualifying event in that it causes her to lose dependent status, and hence group health coverage.

A related thread is:

http://www.benefitslink.com/boards/index.p...t=ST&f=4&t=6926