Does aperson have full right toan IRAifthey was listed as secondary beneficiary?

Does aperson have full right toan IRAifthey was listed as secondary beneficiary?

My wife is direct descendant of grandfather. Her father was the only son. Both have since died and my wife is listed as a secondary beneficiary in her grandfather’s IRA account. This money was turned over to the state There were no Wills and nothing is in probate. Also, the father was re-married but only after the IRA was in place. Is she entitled and to any other funds left behind by her grandfather.

Asked on March 9, 2012 under Estate Planning, Nebraska

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