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Does Iowa allow ex wife to collect life insurance if they are the beneficiary and the dead spouse had remarried?
MaryWade
Life insurance is usually governed by beneficiary information on the policy. In other words, whoever the beneficiary is on the policy will the one to collect. You may want to consult a local lawyer to confirm this.
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∙ 2012-07-31 14:41:54
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Can ex-spouse collect deceased husbands insurance if first deceased wife name is still listed as beneficiary?
No, an ex-spouse can't collect a deceased husbands insurance if the first wife is listed as beneficiary even if the fist wife is now deceased. The money will go to the beneficiary's heirs.
Is surviving spouse the legal beneficiary of a life insurance policy if a different beneficiary is named?
No, the spouse is not. The beneficiary is named. There are laws that require the spouse to sign an acknowledgement that there is life insurance that she is not the beneficiary of.
Can I change the beneficiary on my insurance without my spouse's knowledge?
Many insurance companies will not let you change your beneficiary, if it is your spouse, without their knowledge. You will have to contact your insurance comapny to find out. Contact your insurance company. Your spouse won't know you've changed it. If they need to send you a new policy, ask them to let you pick it up at their local office. If they can only mail it to you, be sure to collect the mail before your spouse sees it.
Can your ex spouse be on your insurance policy?
You can name anyone as beneficiary.
Can an ex lay claim to their former spouse's life insurance if a new spouse was named as the beneficiary?
No.
Who collects when there's no beneficiary on a life insurance policy?
who collects the life insurance in a marriage when one spouse dies and theres no beneficiary on file
How can a person be a beneficiary of a life insurance policy if the spouse of the deceased is still alive?
In rare cases, a person will make a close friend or relative the beneficiary of their life insurance policy instead of their spouse.
If you take out a life insurance policy name your father as beneficiary and then get married but don't change the beneficiary to your spouse does the spouse have any rights to the policy?
No. The beneficiary is whoever is specifically named on the policy.
How do you add a spouse to your life insurance?
Your spouse can get a separate policy (usually cheaper) or you can contact your insurance company to get the right paperwork for adding your spouse. Adding your spouse as a beneficiary, your agent can help.
In Louisiana does a divorced spouse remain an insurance beneficiary?
Yes, if the owner of the policy does not file a change of beneficiary the insurance will have to pay the proceeds to the person who is named on the policy.
Can you collect unemployment insurance if spouse works?
yes
Can a claim on your dead husbands estate also include life insurance to spouse?
If the life insurance policy had listed as the beneficiary the spouse only then it is not considered part of the estate and is not subject to claims. If the beneficiary is the estate then it is subject to claims. The only problem with the spouse being the only beneficiary is if she was a party to the claims personally then perhaps she and the proceeds from the life insurance could be subject to these claims.
