It depends on the Will and the laws in your jurisdiction if there is no Will.
When the policy holder dies, the money goes to the beneficiary. If the beneficiary then dies, THEIR beneficiary then gets the money.
Technically, the debt has to be resolved by the estate. And as the spouse gets the estate, they will be paying one way or another. And is many cases the spouse benefits from the debt, they can come after the money
No. He or she would not have been a direct beneficiary unless he or she were named in the will regardless of the status of the marriage. Even in community property states an inheritance is exempt from CP marital laws.
The proceeds would become a part of the beneficiary's estate unless there was some special language attached to the policy that required the beneficiary to outlive the decedent by a certain time period such as 30 days.
If there is a will, then the beneficiary gets the money. If there is no will all the children of the decedent get an equal share of the money.
That's not normally how the insurance works. It is in one person's name and when they die, their surviving spouse or beneficiary gets the benefits. Speak with a local attorney who specializes in estate planning to determine which laws apply to you.
Lender or Beneficiary
The proceeds would be paid to the estate and then would pass according to the provisions in the will or the state laws of intestacy if there is no will. Generally those children would inherit an intestate share. You can check the laws of intestacy for your state at the related question link provided below.
The named beneficiary on the life insurance policy gets it. It is a contract and specifies who gets paid, usually it will be the spouse.
Unless the ex husband changed the beneficiary to someone else, then the insurance money goes to her. It is not really an issue of relationship, but rather the person named is the one who gets it.
It will be split between the two kids and her spouse if she has one.
Spouse gets 100% unless noted in will