Q: Do I have to keep my wife on my health insurance if we are separated, but not yet divorced?
The insurance plan I currently have renews in July, so she would normally remain on the policy until then. However, I am soon starting a new job and will be getting new insurance. Am I obligated to pay for her insurance through the new insurance company or would she be responsible for paying for her own insurance?
A: Talk this over with your divorce attorney. The answer is it depends on the circumstances. Is health insurance otherwise available to your spouse through her employer and is the coverage as good? How much do you pay, if anything for the coverage? Depending on the answers, the court could ask you to keep coverage in place during the separation. The obligation will end when a divorce decree is entered or sooner if your employer stops offering health insurance unless there is some other arrangement in your marital settlement agreement.
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