Divorce Checklist, Part IV: Medical Tasks

If you have missed parts one through three of this five-part series, be sure to scroll down to get caught up on our complete checklist of items to address upon separation and divorce. Today’s blog post helps you consider and think through all of the changes you might need to make relating to your medical records and healthcare. 

1. Consider health insurance planning:

• Will you be obtaining your own health insurance coverage post-separation or post-divorce?
• Are you responsible for covering the children on your employer-sponsored plan or through the Health Insurance Marketplace?
• Obtain your own health insurance plan, if necessary.
  

2. Update your emergency contact at your doctor’s office(s) and elsewhere.
3. Remove your former spouse from HIPAA authorizations at your doctor’s office.
4. Update your healthcare power of attorney and any medical directives for healthcare. 

If you need to update your healthcare power of attorney and medical directives, please reach out to our firm for a consultation so we can help you update these important documents.  

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