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In order for the Survivor Continuance benefit to be payable to your domestic partner after retirement, you and your domestic partner must have registered your partnership at least one year prior to your retirement date. If you retired before it was legally possible to register your partnership but have since registered, your partner may still be considered an eligible survivor. If this is your situation, contact us as soon as possible to request an Affidavit of Domestic Partnership for Survivor Continuance form. CalPERS will determine if your domestic partner is an eligible survivor.
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If you’re still working, contact your personnel office as soon as possible to add your domestic partner and their children to your health coverage. Your employer will need a copy of your certificate of domestic partnership registration.
If you're retired, contact us as soon as possible to add your domestic partner and their children to your coverage. We’ll need a copy of your certificate of domestic partnership registration in addition to the domestic partner's Social Security number and Medicare card (if applicable).
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Since domestic partners are not currently eligible for this program, there is no impact to long-term care coverage.
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Contact your savings plan to review or change your beneficiary information:

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To find out more about terminating a domestic partnership, visit the Secretary of State website.
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Your CalPERS benefits are considered community property under California law. To see how this may impact your benefits, review Community Property (PUB 38A) (PDF). CalPERS will need a copy of your property settlement agreement.
The termination of your domestic partnership revokes a designation you may have on file. Review your beneficiary designation. If you need to make changes, log in to your myCalPERS account to make changes online or complete the appropriate designation form depending on if you're still working or retired:

Active members - Pre-Retirement Lump Sum Beneficiary Designation (PDF)
Retirees - Changing Your Beneficiary or Monthly Benefit After Retirement (PUB 98) (PDF)

If you're retired, review your current tax withholding and exemptions.
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Representatives are available 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Pacific time), Monday through Friday, except on state holidays (English only).
Important: SDI Online is the fastest way to file and get information about your DI claim. Using SDI Online (English only), you can ask confidential questions about your claim and receive a direct response. From your home page:

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Add your specific question to your claim.

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Paid Family Leave (PFL) provides benefit payments to people who need to take time off work to care for a seriously ill family member, bond with a new child, or participate in a qualifying event because of a family member’s military deployment. To learn more, visit Paid Family Leave (English only).  
Here you can find documents translated into Punjabi. To view documents available in other languages, visit Paid Family Leave – Forms and Publications (English only). 

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Paid Family Leave (DE 2511/P)Note: Employers are required to provide the Paid Family Leave brochure only to new employees and persons who request leave to care for a seriously ill family member or bond with a new child. These brochures may be downloaded and provided as official notices to employees.
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	3 Comments	

George Dorsey
	September 14, 2023 at 10:49	

I’m a Vietnam Veteran who has invested in a business that is going to launch soon. Apart from my initial investment, I will need monthly operating funds, which I may need help with securing at least for the first two or three months at the end of this year. I’m seeking counsel and guidance on how to proceed with my venture.

Teryl Winstead Sanabria
	September 14, 2023 at 10:36	

Good morning, my name is Teryl Sanabria, U.S. Marine Veteran. I’m interested regarding this program and my retirement date at the WLA VAMC is March 31st, 2024. I work at CDCE/Voluntary Service, Building 258, RM # 214. Not good at computers however very good in other job descriptions.
Property and debts in a divorce | California Courts | Self Help Guide
You need to know when you married and when you separated to figure out what's separate property and what's community property. The day of your marriage is generally easy to figure out. Separation can be trickier.   
Date of separation: 

The day that one of you let the other one know (by actions or words) that they wanted to end your marriage  

After that day, your or their actions were consistent with wanting to end your marriage 

For some people, this is the day they moved out. For others, this is a day the two spouses agreed together that their marriage was over, and they made plans to divorce. Generally, from that day forward, what you or your spouse earned or loans you took out were no longer community property.  
How to tell when something is community property 
Generally, this is what either of you earned (or debt you took out) after you married, but before you separated. The “community” is you and your spouse. The property belongs to you both equally.   
Community property is: 

Anything you earned while married 

Anything you bought with money you earned while married 

Debt you take on while married 

Property you didn’t earn, like a gift or inheritance one of you received while married, is not community property.  
Have student debt? There are different rules. Learn more  
Generally, a loan to pay for one spouse's education or training (student debt) is treated like that spouse's separate property. After you divorce, that spouse will be responsible for their student debt. In some cases, if you used community money to pay down a student loan, the spouse who didn't get the education can get reimbursed for their share of community money spent on the other spouse's education. Talk to a lawyer if either of you have a lot of student debt.

You may have more community property than you realize. Many people don’t think about retirement or pension plans. You have the right to part of the money in that plan if any of it was earned during your marriage.  
You may have more community debts than you realize. Your spouse may have debt in only their name that you don’t know about.
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Submit the form and discharge or separation papers to:
Your lender for processing online, or
The VA regional loan center that serves your stateFind a VA regional loan center
If you’re not receiving DIC benefits
You’ll first need to fill out an Application for DIC, Survivors Pension and/or Accrued Benefits (VA Form 21P-534EZ).Get VA Form 21P-534EZ to download
You’ll also need:
The Veteran’s DD214 (or other separation papers) if available, and
A copy of your marriage license, and
The Veteran’s death certificate
Get military service records online
Submit the form and documents to the VA pension management center that serves your state.Find a VA pension management center

Next steps for getting a VA-backed home loan
Applying for your COE is only one part of the process for getting a VA-backed home loan. Your next steps will depend on the type of loan you’re looking to get—and on the private bank or mortgage company that’s serving as your lender.
The lender will request a VA appraisal (assessment) of the house. An appraisal estimates the house’s market value at the time of inspection. An appraisal isn't a home inspection or a guaranty of value. 
The lender reviews the appraisal, your credit information, and your income, then decides if they should accept your loan application.
If they decide to accept your application, the lender will work with you to select a title company (or other entity) to close (transfer ownership) on the house. 

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Looking to buy a home? Find out if you can get a VA-backed purchase loan and get better terms than with a private lender loan.

Have an existing VA home loan? Find out if you can get a VA-backed IRRRL to help reduce your monthly payments or make them more stable.

Want to take cash out of your home equity to pay off debt, pay for school, or take care of other needs? Find out if you can get a VA-backed cash-out refinance loan.

Last updated: October 12, 2022
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El PFL proporciona pagos de beneficios a los trabajadores que necesitan ausentarse de su trabajo para establecer un vínculo familiar con un recién nacido, niño(a) recientemente adoptado o colocado bajo cuidado de crianza temporal (foster care) o que necesitan cuidar a un familiar que sufre de una condición médica grave.
Para obtener más información, visite los sitios de internet que se indican a continuación o llame al 1-866-658-8846:

Sobre el Seguro Estatal de Incapacidad, formularios y publicaciones: en esta página de internet usted puede ver y descargar los formularios y publicaciones del SDI.
Números de teléfono y direcciones de las oficinas del Seguro Estatal de Incapacidad (SDI): esta página proporciona información acerca de los números telefónicos gratuitos de las oficinas del SDI.

En beneficio del solicitante, el EDD ha automatizado los principales servicios que ofrece el programa del SDI. Entre ellos se encuentran SDI Online, la manera más rápida, conveniente y segura para presentar su Solicitud para Beneficios del Seguro de Incapacidad. A través de SDI Online se ofrecen más opciones electrónicas y automatizadas para el solicitante, que son fáciles de usar y están disponibles las 24 horas del día, los 7 días de la semana. Además, se reduce el período de trámite, le da confirmación electrónica inmediata sobre los formularios presentados, reduce el costo relacionado con el uso de papel y envío por correo postal, e incluye aspectos de seguridad para controlar y detectar intentos de fraude y abuso.
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Welcome to the Office of Survivors Assistance!
The Office of Survivors Assistance was established by Public Law 110-389, Title II, Section 222, in October 2008, to serve as a resource regarding all benefits and services furnished by the Department to Survivors and Dependents of deceased Veterans and members of the Armed Forces. OSA also serves as a principal advisor to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and promotes the use of VA benefits, programs and services to survivors.
In the course of perusing this Web site, OSA hopes that Survivors and dependents, Veterans, their families, caregivers and others will become more knowledgeable about the benefits and services offered by VA to eligible Survivors and dependents, and take the next steps to apply, if deemed eligible.
If you have any questions or concerns please review our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to determine if they have been addressed. If they are not addressed in this section, please contact us at officeofSurvivors@va.gov.

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Surviving family members may be eligible for certain VA benefits and programs, such as financial assistance, home loans, education assistance, VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC), or survivors pension.

<p>When a Veteran passes away, it can be a difficult time. VA understands and is here to help with navigating through challenges.</p>

<p>VA honors the sacrifices of service members’ and Veterans’ dependents and survivors through many benefit programs, which may be available to a surviving spouse, dependent children and/or parents.</p>

<p>Surviving family members may be eligible for certain VA <a href="https://www.va.gov/family-member-benefits/#benefits-for-spouses-dependent" rel="noopener">benefits</a> and programs, such as financial assistance, home loans, <a href="https://www.va.gov/education/survivor-dependent-benefits/" rel="noopener">education assistance</a>, <a href="https://www.va.gov/disability/dependency-indemnity-compensation/" rel="noopener">VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)</a>, or survivors <a href="https://www.va.gov/pension/survivors-pension/" rel="noopener">pension</a>.</p>

<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Summary of Survivors Benefits</h2>

<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Dependency and Indemnity Compensation</h3>

<p>Monthly payment for the eligible surviving spouse, dependent children or parent(s) of the Veteran or service member IF the Veteran or service member died in the line of duty or due to a service-related injury or illness.</p>

<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Accrued Benefits</h3>
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These services help pregnant and postpartum Veterans address the impact that relationship dynamics and personal identity have on their mental health.</p>

<p>With virtual appointments through VA Video Connect, the program ensures accessibility for all Veterans. Virtual care reduces travel times and increases flexibility for busy schedules which is especially important for new mothers.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The program’s virtual framework fosters a sense of community and connection among Veterans. It provides a safe space for open communication and shared experiences.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“Being able to do a video group where it’s all women is so validating. Although it’s not in the room, there’s a lot of emotional connection that happens in the video appointments. Veterans feel like they’re able to get support and they may feel more comfortable speaking to all women,” she said.</p>

<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Supporting Veterans’ family connections</h2>

<p>The Women’s Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program offers a wide variety of services to Veterans experiencing challenges during their pregnancy and after.</p>

<p>Dutta said the program’s family-focused services, such as couples therapy and parenting groups, have been the most helpful for Veterans. “When we feel connected, we feel happier.”</p>

<p>A key part of these services is providing Veterans with the tools and skills needed to better connect with their families. Because of certain stressors or traumas, new parents may need additional support that focuses on their mental health or their relationships.</p>

<p>“Women Veterans put the mission first and they do it all while caring for kids, caring for parents who are aging, making sure that their households run smoothly. They are really powering through for a lot of people, so I feel it’s important to give back and support them,” she added.</p>

<p>If you or someone you know is struggling with postpartum depression, help is available.
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Women served in the United States Military as early as the Revolutionary War. Since then, women of all ages, ranks, and levels of authority have entered every branch of service, made significant contributions, and suffered the same sacrifices as men. As a woman with military service, you may qualify for a wide range of benefits offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Women Veterans may be eligible for a wide-variety of benefits available to all U.S. military Veterans. VA benefits include disability compensation, pension, education and training, health care, home loans, insurance, vocational rehabilitation and employment, and burial. See our Veterans page for an overview of the benefits available to all Veterans.
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