Divorce/Domestic Partner Separation

As an active LANS employee, if you get divorced or separate from your domestic partner, you must follow these steps:

Step 1	Notify the Lab's Benefits Office at (505) 667-1806. The Benefits staff will assist you with with processing the following items: Health Insurance Enrollment/De-enrollment form (pdf) to remove ex-spouse from health and welfare plans. You must supply a divorce decree, or other suitable proof, that your divorce is final. Coverage for your ex-spouse will generally end the last day of the pay period in which the divorce occurs. Please update your beneficiaries in Oracle Self Service. Designation of Beneficiary for Retirement plans. Log into the Fidelity website to change your designated beneficiary. LANL is required to offer COBRA to the ex-spouse to continue his/her medical, dental, and/or vision insurance. Provide the Lab's Benefits Office with your ex-spouse's current address so the proper paperwork can be sent directly to him/her. This address should be provided when the enrollment form is completed.
Step 2	If you need assistance or information in regard to a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO), please use the following contacts. For Your TCP1 Defined Benefit Pension Please send all QDRO related correspondence to: LANS Pension Center ATTN: Qualified Order Team PO BOX 1433 Lincolnshire, IL 60069-1433 website: www.qocenter.com phone: 888-858-5500 (Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Central Time) fax: 847-883-9313 For Your TCP1 or TCP2 401(k) Plan Please go online to Fidelity QDRO Center.