family status change
Each year employees have the opportunity to make changes to their benefit plans during the annual open enrollment period. Otherwise changes may only be made if an employee experiences a family status change such as:

• birth/adoption of a child
• marriage
• divorce
• death of a covered dependent
• change in employment status (e.g., part-time to full-time)
  
• change of insurance coverage of a covered dependent
• beginning or ending of employee's domestic partnership
• change in a dependent's student status (e.g., due to age or withdrawal from college)