Overview
This job aid shows benefits officers how to modify an employee’s marital status.
Background
- An employee’s marital status changes through a life event.
- The change affects their benefits enrollment and their dependent status.
- You change their recorded marital status in CHRS.
When to use this procedure:
- New employee Marriage/Registered Domestic Partnership
- New employee Divorce/Termination of Domestic Partnership
- Before you finalize the BAS event
- Before you generate benefits enrollment forms
Modify an employee’s marital status
Step 1: Navigate to Modify a Person.
- Menu > Workforce Administration > Personal Information > Modify a Person

Step 2: Enter search criteria and then click Search.
- If the search returns only one result, the Modify a Person page opens. Otherwise, select the employee to open the page.

Step 3: In the Biographical History section click the Plus button to add an effective dated row.

Step 4: On the new row, update the following fields:
- Effective Date
- Marital status
- As of
- As of date: Use the date of the event (marriage, divorce, domestic partnership).

Step 5: Click Save.
- The spouse or domestic partner is added to the employee’s personal information.

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