my ex-husband canceled court ordered life insurance and died what do I do?
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my ex-husband canceled court ordered life insurance and died what do I do?
Our divorce order says that we both maintain life insurance for the duration of
support with our two boys being the beneficiaries. I heard my ex was ill and
wrote to him and his attorney asking for his current life insurance since I just
found out he canceled his policy in 2013. Well, sadly, he died this week and I am
not sure if I sue his estate for the amount the policy would have provided. He
did anything possible to put all his assets in his wife’s name and I am not sure
where to start.
Asked on October 11, 2017 under Estate Planning, Oregon
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Please go and seek legal help here. If the life insurance was part of the divorce settlement - likely to insure that in the event of death it covered the child support that was required - and he cancelled it, then you can sue the estate for what would have been the proceeds. But it sounds like there are intertwining provisions and there is a question here about coercion of your son. Please seek help. Good luck.
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