Right to Continue Dental Expense Benefits For Your Former Spouse When You Remarry.

A.   When The Right to Continue Dental Expense Benefits is Available

The right to continue Dental Expense Benefits for your former Dependent spouse will be available to you when you remarry if the judgement absolute of divorce dissolving your marriage provides for such continued coverage.

B.   What Must Be Done to Continue Dental Expense Benefits

If the divorce judgement provides that Dental Expense Benefits be continued on account of your former Dependent spouse when you remarry, you must:

1.       make a written request to the Employer to continue the Dental Expense Benefits; and

2.       make any payment which is required for the cost of the continued Dental Expense Benefits.

If the conditions set forth in this Section B are complied with, the Dental Expense Benefits in effect for your Dependent spouse on the date of your remarriage will continue to be in effect until the earliest of the dates set forth in Section C.

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C.   When Dental Expense Benefits End

Dental Expense Benefits for your former Dependent spouse will end on the earliest of:

1.       the date your former Dependent spouse remarries; or

2.       the expiration of the period of time specified in the divorce judgement during which you are required to provide dental care coverage for your former Dependent spouse; or

3.       the date This Plan is changed to end the Dental Expense Benefits for your class; or payment was made; or

4.       the date your former Dependent spouse becomes entitled to enroll for Medicare; or

5.       if a payment which is required by the Employer for the cost of the Dental Expense Benefit on account of your former Dependent spouse I not made, the last day of the period for which a required payment was made; or

6.       the date your former Dependent spouse is eligible for similar types of benefits under any other group medical plan; or

7.       the Employer fails to pay the required premium to us for your former Dependent spouse's Dental Expense Benefits; or

8.       the date you are no longer eligible for coverage under This Plan; or

9.       the date you choose not to participate in This Plan.

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