No. When the decedent arranged for an account to pass to a named beneficiary on death the proceeds pass directly to the beneficiary upon the death of the decedent. Those proceeds are not a probate asset and this are not part of the probate estate.
For computation of tax purposes, the proceeds are counted in the gross estate. However, most estates in the US do not reach the threshold for paying an estate tax.
You are entitled to no proceeds from the life policy if the beneficiary or contingent beneficiary is still alive.
The sole beneficiary is entitled to any assets remaining after the estate has been probated and the debts of the estate have been paid.
A tertiary beneficiary is only entitled to proceeds if the primary and secondary beneficiaries are no longer living.
IF you are still the beneficiary on file for your ex-spouse then you are legally entitled to that money. If there was an updated beneficiary that lists other people as the beneficiary then you are not. On caveat is if you are listed as the beneficiary and the ex-spouse has a will in place that leaves the account to someone else, then you are not entitled.
Yes a savings account trust can have an age when a beneficiary is entitled to it. For example, some people maybe entitled to it at age 18. It is best to contact the bank of the savings account to inquire.
Unless specified otherwise in the will, an executor is entitled to compensation for their work. Anything they inherit is a separate accounting.
Yes, the executive of the will can be a beneficiary. They are also entitled to compensation for their work.
is the executor in new jersey entitled to a commission on a house if it was left to a specific person in the will
The daughter of the deceased generally gets the jewelry.
Inheritor(beneficiary, heir, legatee, recipient, successor)
Probably Spouse first, then his Estate then the children.
A beneficiary doesn't have to allow such a buyout. And don't agree to take less than the proper amount for such a transaction.