If the girlfriend is still alive then she can change her beneficiary. If she died and didn't change her beneficiary then you may have a claim if her estate went to your father. You should speak to an attorney.
You refer to a "policy holder" in your question as well as an "estate". If the subject is a life insurance policy and your father was the beneficiary but was deceased when the insured died then be aware that the girlfriend probably named a contingent beneficiary on her policy.
Many states have statutes that give a surviving spouse a right to claim part of the estate even without any mention in the will that the decedent was married (or re-married) at the time of death. Similarly, any un-mentioned children of the marriage may have statutory rights to a portion of the distribution of the estate.
The Third EstateThe estates were any social class in France before revolution1rs Estate: Clergy2nd Estate: Nobles3rd Estate: The Rest of the people (Bourgeoisie, workers & peasants)The Third Estate create the "National Assembly" to pass laws in the name of french peopleHope it help(:
If your aunt who has passed away had made up a will which is a legal document of her wishes for the distribution of all of her real and personal property or estate before her death then all of her last wishes would be carried out as she stated and would be held up by the court of law. If she had not made a Will then 50% of her estate and personal property would be passed on to her husband if the two of them were legally married and the other percent of the estate would be passed down to her children. If none of her children are living then it would go between her sisters and brothers. If none are living then it would go to her nieces and nephew's. It depends on which state she resided in because every state is different.
Just before the French revolution, the 3 estates of French society were the first estate made up of the Clergy, the second estate made up of nobles and the third estate made up of the peasants. During this time, the first estate made up 0.5% of the population, the second estate made up 1.5% and the third estate made up the remaining 98%.
1st estate: clergy 2nd estate: nobles 3rd estate:middle class
Probably Spouse first, then his Estate then the children.
when can you close my fathers estate account and keep the money.
Not unless they co-signed for the loans or credit cards. The estate is responsible for the debts.
The imidiate family has the right to their fathers estate.
No. That is contra bonos mores and against public policy, to give deceased estate to strangers like girlfriend while testator is legally married and has children with his legal wife. His guilty of engaging in extramural affairs. Being married in community of property deceased cannot disinherit his wife and children.
The community property will be split in half, half for his spouse and the other half for his children. The separate property, if any, will go to the children, with 1/3rd going to the spouse. And the spouse will have a life estate in 1/3rd of all real property with the remainder to the children.
An adult child is a natural beneficiary to an estate. If there is no will, and there is no spouse, they are likely to get the estate.
You can check your state laws of intestacy at the link provided below. Choose your state then click on "Read the text". Generally in Colorado the distribution of an intestate estate with a surviving spouse and children depends on whether the surviving children are also the children of the surviving spouse.
The power of attorney expired on his death. In most cases the spouse gets the estate if there is no will.
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no, but they can be claimed against your estate before it is given to them.
The estate is responsible for the debts of the deceased. That means before the estate can be settled, all debts have to be cleared. If there is not enough in the estate to cover them, there are some people who will not get paid.