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	<title>New answer on: Can I Add My Significant Other To My Health Insurance?</title>

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		<title>By: Marlin McKelvy</title>

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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2014 17:52:43 +0000</pubDate>

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		<description><![CDATA[Only if you and your significant other are legally married.&#160; So, if it is a male/female relationship you are inquiring about then things are pretty straightforward from the marriage standpoint.&#160; If it is a same sex relationship you are inquiring about then things get more complicated.&#160; Same sex marriage is an issue that is still being addressed on a state by state basis.&#160; If your home state does not recognize same sex marriage and your employer is domiciled (incorporated in, established in)&#160;in such a state then you can&#039;t get married in that state anyways and an out-of-state marriage in a state that does recognize same sex marriage is not recognized in your home state.&#160; 

There is a tremendous amount of litigation going on in the Federal courts over this issue which makes it hard to be totally definitive when addressing this question.&#160; To make things even more interesting, you might work at a branch location of a company domiciled in a state that recognizes same sex marriage&#160;while your state of residence still doesn&#039;t.&#160; And your employer&#039;s policy may be to accept same sex spouses as dependents under their group health plan.&#160; This can result in the situation where one same sex couple (you still have to be married but I&#039;ve got some neighbors that went out of state to get married in a jurisdiction that does allow for same sex marriage even though our home state currently does not) may be able to take advantage of their employer&#039;s health coverage while a similar same sex couple across the street who work for employers headquartered in states that don&#039;t recognize same sex marriage can&#039;t cover their same sex spouse as a dependent.&#160; It is an interesting time to be in the employee benefits business.]]></description>

		

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