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ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPENDENT DENTAL COVERAGE &PENDENT means a person who is a Covered Employee's: (1) legal spouse, who is not legally separated from the Covered Employee; (2) unmarried natural and adopted child until the end of the calendar year in which the child reaches 25 years of age, if the child: (a) is dependent on the Covered Employee for support; (b) is living in the Covered Employee's household; or (c) is a full -time or part-time student. This includes: (a) a child placed with Covered Employee for adoption; or (b) a child named in a court order for which the Covered Employee is required by law to provide dental benefits; (3) unmarried child age 25 years or older, who is incapable of self - sustaining employment by reason of mental retardation or physical handicap; and who is chiefly dependent upon the Covered Employee for support and maintenance. The child must be covered by the dental plan on the day before coverage would otherwise end due to his or her age. Proof of the continuing handicap must be sent to the Company when a claim is denied due to the fact the child has attained a limiting age; (4) stepchild or foster child, who resides in the Covered Employee's household; and who is chiefly dependent upon the Covered Employee for support; or (5) grandchild, who is newly born to the Covered Employee's covered dependent. ELIGIBILITY. A Covered Employee becomes eligible for Dependent Dental Coverage on the latest of: (1) the date the Covered Employee becomes eligible for Employee Dental Coverage; (2) the effective date of this dental plan; or (3) the date the Covered Employee first acquires a Dependent. aEmployee must be covered for Employee Dental Coverage to cover his or her dependents. When a child's parents are both Covered Employees under this Policy, the child can be covered as a Dependent of only one parent. A spouse or child who is eligible as an Employee and a Dependent can be covered under this Policy for either Employee Dental Coverage or Dependent Dental Coverage; but not both at the same time. is GL11 -8 -ELD FL 13 09/01/01