If the named beneficiary was alive when the person leaving them something in a will died, then yes it would go to the heirs the named beneficiary.
However if the named beneficiary died before the person leaving them something in a will died, then no the named beneficiaries heirs would get nothing. You can not leave a dead person an inheritance.
Only in the Married Women Property Act policy, you need to make a trust and your wife and your children will be beneficiaries only. But you can not surrender or assign this policy to any one.
The person, company or trust that is specified under "Beneficiaries" section in the insurance policy will receive the life insurance benefits. If the beneficiaries are more than one, the benefit is split according to policy details, or policy schedule pages.
If the deed is silent, the decedent's share passes to the decedent's estate (to the decedent's heirs, if no Will, or beneficiaries, if there is a Will). If the deed is silent, the decedent's share passes to the decedent's estate (to the decedent's heirs, if no Will, or beneficiaries, if there is a Will).
Generally, social security benefits pass to the spouse, but there are many factors involved, such as the surviving spouse's age, whether they are disabled, and whether they are caring for young children. But the children can also receive benefits if they are under 18, between 18 and 19 and are full time students in an elementary or secondary school, or over 18 but severely disabled were the disability started before age 22. Assuming no one is disabled in your scenario, and assuming the wife is over 60 years old, the wife can collect the husband's benefits.
A person can only die once. The property is valued at time of death. The only one the beneficiaries care about is the value at the time of the death of the person they are inheriting from.
They don't have to change the will, but it is a good ideal. If both beneficiaries die, then it is considered 'intestate' without alternates, and state law will determine the inheritors of the estate without indication from the deceased about their wishes.
A former spouse can receive benefits under the same circumstances as a current spouse or widow/widower if the marriage lasted 10 years or more. Benefits paid to a surviving divorced spouse will not affect the benefitrates for other beneficiaries.
It is a type of life insurance policy beneficiary designation in which the life insurance benefits are divided among a class of beneficiaries, typically the children of the insured. Best explanation is an example: An insured has two children, and each of those children have two kids. If his children are listed as equal primary beneficiaries, they split the proceeds 50/50. However, if one child predeceases the insured, the surviving child received 100% of the proceeds. If the bene designation is the insured's children per stirpes, they still split the proceeds 50/50 if both alive when the insured dies. However, if one child predeceases the insured, the surviving child only receives 50% of the proceeds and the children of the deceased child will each get 25%, splitting the 50% that was designated for their deceased parent.
If the children are the primary beneficiaries and they are under 18, then the company is required to hold the benefit money for them until they turn 18. This is federal law and there is nothing else that can be done to access that benefit.
The beneficiaries do not have to sign off on the sale. The executor has to have the judge sign off on the sale. The other party could purchase the home from the estate if they wished and the judge allows it. Consult a probate attorney for the process.
One year later you are still within the contestibility clause so as long as you did not die of a undisclosed pre-existing health condition than your beneficiaries would receive the full $50,000. Or suppose you lied on the application and said you did not smoke and in fact you did, the insurance co. may pay the claim based on how much insurance your premium would buy at smoker rates. If not, your beneficiaries would receive a return of premium.
They split it evenly unless the insurance policy specifies that the proceeds are to be divided among several beneficiaries in some other way. Sometimes a policy can be payable to a spouse and children, with the spouse getting one size share and the children dividing the rest among themselves. The owner of the policy has the right to specify who gets how much.