Opinion No. (1979)

Dear Director Spiller,

The Attorney General is in receipt of your letter wherein you ask, in effect, the following question:

May a dependent whose marriage has been annulled be covered under the group insurance policy of the State?

The definition of a dependent, 74 O.S. 1303(f) (1978), under the State Employees Group Health and Life Insurance Act is as follows:(f) "Dependent" means an employee's spouse and any unmarried child (1) under the age of nineteen (19) years, regardless of residence, providing that the employee is primarily responsible for their support, including (a) an adopted child…