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A QMSCO specifically sets forth the right of the children to receive benefits under the employee parent's group health plan, and importantly, this is the case even if the parent who is the primary custodian of the children is not actually the employee.

An “alternate recipient” is any child of a participant in a group health plan who is recognized under a medical child support order as having a right to enroll under the plan with respect to the participant. “Participant” is not a defined term for purposes of QMCSOs.

Under the 2021 Guidelines, your child support obligation could increase to $1,498 per week based on two primary factors: (1.) the increase of the “cap” from $250,000 in combined income to $400,000 and (2.) the increased multiplier for a second child from 25% under the 2018 Guidelines to 40% under the 2021 Guidelines.

A QMCSO is a court order or an order issued by a state administrative agency in ance with federal and state laws that require an alternate beneficiary (for example, a child or stepchild) to be covered by a plan participant's group health plan.

What is a QMCSO? A QMCSO is a medical child support order that: ❍ Creates or recognizes the right of an alternate recipient to receive. benefits for which a participant or beneficiary is eligible under a. group health plan or assigns to an alternate recipient the right of a.

What is a QMCSO? A QMCSO is a medical child support order that: ❍ Creates or recognizes the right of an alternate recipient to receive. benefits for which a participant or beneficiary is eligible under a. group health plan or assigns to an alternate recipient the right of a.

A judge does has the discretion to enter an order for child support that terminates when the child reaches 18, if, for example, it is unlikely that the child will continue to be dependent or live with the custodial parent when the child reaches age 18.

A qualified medical child support order (QMCSO) is an order made by a court or state administrative agency that an alternate beneficiary, such as a participant's child or stepchild, is entitled to be covered by the participant's group health plan.