{"id":346,"date":"2014-11-06T14:56:44","date_gmt":"2014-11-06T20:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ohrwd\/admin\/?page_id=346"},"modified":"2026-04-10T14:14:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T19:14:51","slug":"family-changes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ohrwd\/admin\/benefits\/family-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"cfct-build-346\" class=\"cfct-build grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-3 cfct-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module cfct-supplemental\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"cfct-mod-content\">\n    <nav class=\"widget widget_meta\" >\n\n        <div class=\"menu-cfct-module-175a0fe1020cfa6d6267ffc1ae9a4ed2-container\"><ul id = \"menu-benefits-administration\" class = \"menu nav\"><li id=\"menu-item-418\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-418\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ohrwd\/admin\/benefits\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-400\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ohrwd\/admin\/benefits\/administration-manuals\/\">Administration Manuals<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1752\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1752\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ohrwd\/admin\/benefits\/abeinfo\/\">Benefits Open Enrollment Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-402\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-402\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ohrwd\/admin\/benefits\/contacts\/\">Contacts<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3425\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3425\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ohrwd\/admin\/benefits\/formpubs\/\">Employer Forms<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-404\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-404\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ohrwd\/admin\/benefits\/employment-changes\/\">Employment Changes<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-405\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-405\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ohrwd\/admin\/benefits\/family-changes\/\">Family Changes<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-409\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-409\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ohrwd\/admin\/benefits\/guideline-documents\/\">Guideline Documents<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-417\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-417\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ohrwd\/admin\/benefits\/newemp\/\">New Employees<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>    <\/nav>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-9 cfct-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content copy\"><p><span style=\"float: none;background-color: #ffffff;cursor: text;font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;text-decoration: none;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none\">Below are resources for benefits administrators to use when an employee experiences a family change and their benefits are affected. When notified of a life event, counsel the employee on all of their benefit options.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-tabs-accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"bs-accordion \">\n            <div class=\"accordion-all-buttons\">\n          <a href=\"#\" class=\"accordions-showall btn btn-primary btn-xs\" role=\"button\" data-panel=\"4z0zt\"><span class=\"uw-resize-full\">Open All<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <div id=\"4z0zt\" class=\"panel-group\">\n        \n            <div class=\"panel panel-default \" id=\"panel_change-of-address-name-or-gender\">\n    <div class=\"panel-heading\" id=\"heading_change-of-address-name-or-gender\">\n        <h4 class=\"panel-title\"><button href=\"#change-of-address-name-or-gender\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed panel-link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"change-of-address-name-or-gender\">Change of Address, Name, or Gender<\/button><\/h4>    <\/div>\n    <div id=\"change-of-address-name-or-gender\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"  role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_change-of-address-name-or-gender\" role=\"region\">\n        <div class=\"panel-body copy\">            \n            \n        <ul><li><span class=\"doc-icon\"><a class=\"doc-type pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ohrwd\/admin\/download\/name-address.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Change of Name or Address<span class=\"sr-only\"> pdf<\/span><\/a><\/span>\r\n<\/li><\/ul>                <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n            <div class=\"panel panel-default \" id=\"panel_death-processing\">\n    <div class=\"panel-heading\" id=\"heading_death-processing\">\n        <h4 class=\"panel-title\"><button href=\"#death-processing\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed panel-link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"death-processing\">Death Processing<\/button><\/h4>    <\/div>\n    <div id=\"death-processing\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"  role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_death-processing\" role=\"region\">\n        <div class=\"panel-body copy\">            \n            \n        <p>The death of an employee or their dependent requires special handling to ensure beneficiaries receive information needed to claim any benefits. Additionally, Universities of Wisconsin Office of Human Resources and UW-Shared Services, Service Operations require information to process any pay due and inform benefit vendors as needed. Review the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/shared-services\/death-processing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Death Processing web page<\/a> to access tools and resources available to assist human resources and benefits administrators with processing the death of an employee or dependent.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>                <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n            <div class=\"panel panel-default \" id=\"panel_dependents-spouse-domestic-partner\">\n    <div class=\"panel-heading\" id=\"heading_dependents-spouse-domestic-partner\">\n        <h4 class=\"panel-title\"><button href=\"#dependents-spouse-domestic-partner\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed panel-link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"dependents-spouse-domestic-partner\">Dependents (Spouse\/Domestic Partner)<\/button><\/h4>    <\/div>\n    <div id=\"dependents-spouse-domestic-partner\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"  role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_dependents-spouse-domestic-partner\" role=\"region\">\n        <div class=\"panel-body copy\">            \n            \n        <ul><li><span class=\"doc-icon\"><a class=\"doc-type pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ohrwd\/admin\/download\/ben\/events\/marriage.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Marriage<span class=\"sr-only\"> pdf<\/span><\/a><\/span>\r\n<\/li><li><span class=\"doc-icon\"><a class=\"doc-type pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ohrwd\/admin\/download\/divorce.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Divorce<span class=\"sr-only\"> pdf<\/span><\/a><\/span>\r\n<\/li><li><span class=\"doc-icon\"><a class=\"doc-type pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ohrwd\/admin\/download\/ben\/events\/dp.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Domestic Partnership<span class=\"sr-only\"> pdf<\/span><\/a><\/span>\r\n<\/li><li><span class=\"doc-icon\"><a class=\"doc-type pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ohrwd\/admin\/download\/ben\/events\/dp-marriage.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Domestic Partnership to Marriage<span class=\"sr-only\"> pdf<\/span><\/a><\/span>\r\n<\/li><li><span class=\"doc-icon\"><a class=\"doc-type pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ohrwd\/admin\/download\/end-dp.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">End of Domestic Partnership<span class=\"sr-only\"> pdf<\/span><\/a><\/span>\r\n<\/li><\/ul>                <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n            <div class=\"panel panel-default \" id=\"panel_dependents-children\">\n    <div class=\"panel-heading\" id=\"heading_dependents-children\">\n        <h4 class=\"panel-title\"><button href=\"#dependents-children\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed panel-link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"dependents-children\">Dependents (Child(ren))<\/button><\/h4>    <\/div>\n    <div id=\"dependents-children\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"  role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_dependents-children\" role=\"region\">\n        <div class=\"panel-body copy\">            \n            \n        <ul><li><span class=\"doc-icon\"><a class=\"doc-type pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ohrwd\/admin\/download\/ben\/events\/birth-adoption.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Birth or Adoption<span class=\"sr-only\"> pdf<\/span><\/a><\/span>\r\n<\/li><li><span class=\"doc-icon\"><a class=\"doc-type pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ohrwd\/admin\/download\/guardianship.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Legal Guardianship<span class=\"sr-only\"> pdf<\/span><\/a><\/span>\r\n<\/li><li><span class=\"doc-icon\"><a class=\"doc-type pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ohrwd\/admin\/download\/child-dep-status.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Child Loses Dependent Status<span class=\"sr-only\"> pdf<\/span><\/a><\/span>\r\n<\/li><\/ul>                <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n            \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content copy\"><h2>Resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"doc-icon\"><a class=\"doc-type pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ohrwd\/admin\/download\/bendist.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Benefit Application & Form Distribution Chart <span class=\"sr-only\"> pdf<\/span><\/a><\/span>\r\n<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"doc-icon\"><a class=\"doc-type pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ohrwd\/admin\/download\/benefit-application-checklist.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Benefit Application & Form Review Checklist<span class=\"sr-only\"> pdf<\/span><\/a><\/span>\r\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/etf.wi.gov\/its-your-choice\/life-change-events-and-documentation-requirements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Life Change Events and Documentation Requirements (ET-2846)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/etf.wi.gov\/resource\/employer-attestation-documentation-received\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Employer Attestation For Documentation Received web page<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Employer Attestation For Documentation Received (ET-1908)<\/li>\n<li>Secure Submission Link (for UW-Shared Services Benefits Service Delivery and UW-Madison Benefits only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module cfct-lastupdate\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"listing-module\"><p><span class=\"item-date\">Updated: 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