Originally Posted by polarbear
lifted from www dplan.ford.com (don't want to link- dealer/employee website)
Who qualifies
· Employees of authorized Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury dealerships, who are entered into the STARS database and qualify for one of the following programs:
o Blue Oval Certified
o Lincoln Mercury Elite (LME)
· Certain family members of the qualifying employee are also eligible to purchase under the Plan and are listed below:
o Spouse
o Parents
o Spouse's parents
o Sons and daughters (including in-laws and step-children)
o Grandchildren
o Brothers and sisters (including in-laws, half and step)
o Same-sex domestic partners of eligible active employees *
o Immediate family members of eligible same-sex domestic partners *
* When audited, the employee must provide a notarized affidavit, dated prior to the sale date, that a same-sex domestic partnership exists. The Company defines a same-sex domestic partnership as a relationship between two people who meet ALL of the following criteria:
· Are the same sex
· Have shared a continuous committed relationship with each other for no less than 6 (six) months, intend to do so indefinitely, and they have no such relationship with any other person
· Are jointly responsible for each other's welfare and financial obligations
· Reside in the same household
· Are not related by blood to a degree of kinship that would prevent marriage from being recognized under the laws of their state of residence
· Must reside in a state where marriage between persons of the same sex is not recognized as a valid marriage, or, if residing in a state which recognizes same-sex unions, enter into such union as recognized by the state
· Each is over the age of 18, of legal age, and legally competent to enter a contract
· Neither is married to a third party
Who Doesn't qualify:
Non-employees, including agency or contract personnel.
Employees who terminate their employment, effective with the date of termination.
All other family members not mentioned under "Who's Eligible?", including but not limited to:
grandparents
cousins
uncles
aunts
nephews
nieces
All others not specifically mentioned as eligible in the preceding section