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Divorce, Annulment, Legal Separation

Getting divorced is a major life-changing experience for you and your family. Some things to keep in mind are name change, address change, taxes, and insurance coverage.

Steps to Take When Getting a Divorce, Annulment, Legal Separation

  1. Update your marital status with the appropriate office-Human Resources (513-529-3131) or Academic Personnel Services (513-529-6724).
  2. If changing your name, complete the Name/Marital Status Change form and submit documentation of the legal change.
  3. Update your address in Workday if needed.

Steps to Take Within 30 Days of the Qualifying Event if Insurance Coverage is Affected

  1. Go to your Benefits information in Workday and end coverage for your ex-spouse.
    1. If you have voluntary life coverage for your ex-spouse, this is done in Workday as well. 
  2. Complete the Address Change for Dropped Dependent form for COBRA notification.
  3. Submit a copy of the court-ordered divorce papers.
  4. Update your life insurance beneficiary as needed by completing the Beneficiary Election form.

What Happens Next?

  1. The change to your coverage will be effective the first of the month following the qualifying event date.
  2. Your updated information is sent to the insurance carriers on the following Monday.
  3. Premiums are adjusted as needed and the change will show on the next pay check following the submission of the change form.
  4. New health insurance cards will be mailed within two weeks to the mailing address on file in Banner.

Benefits Changes in Workday

With Miami’s transition to Workday, all benefits changes are now able to be input by the employee. Qualifying life events—such as marriage, birth, adoption, or a change in insurance coverage—are instances when you may update your benefits.

Questions about changing your benefits in Workday can be directed to benefits@miamioh.edu.

Before You Begin

Depending on your qualifying life event, you will need to submit appropriate documentation to Workday (e.g., birth certificate, marriage certificate, etc.). It is a good idea to have a digital version of this prepared in advance.

Step One

From your Workday home screen, select 'Benefits and Pay' from your apps (accessible by selecting 'Menu').

Step Two

In 'Benefits and Pay', select 'Change Benefits' at the top. You will then be prompted to select your change reason.

Step Three

Continue to fill in information and submit as prompted. You will be taken to a page that allows you to edit your Benefits. Once you submit this, you will have done all you need to do.

Contact the Benefits department at benefits@miamioh.edu with any questions.

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