Life Events – for Active Members
Common Life Events While Working
Life doesn’t pause while you’re building your retirement benefit–and neither does your SCERS membership. This section addresses common life events that may affect your contributions, service credit, benefit eligibility, or account information while you’re still actively working in a SCERS-covered position.
Whether you’re going on leave, changing your job status, or experiencing a major life change like marriage, divorce, or disability, SCERS provides resources to help you understand what happens next and what actions you may need to take.
What This Section Covers
The pages in this section provide guidance on how SCERS handles the following situations for active members:
- Going on unpaid leave or medical leave
- Serving in the military
- Getting married, divorced, or legally separated
- Welcoming a new child or adopting
- Receiving a court order that affects your benefit
Each page explains:
- How the life event may affect your SCERS account
- What decisions you may need to make
- What forms or documents SCERS requires
- When and how to contact SCERS for support