What are my rights if I am a beneficiary on my deceased ex’s life insurance policy with no stipulation as to how the money was to be used?
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What are my rights if I am a beneficiary on my deceased ex’s life insurance policy with no stipulation as to how the money was to be used?
His grown children want to sue me for the money to pay funural expenses of which I was never consulted on, nor was the Will ever made available to me. Can they sue me for the money?
Asked on February 28, 2013 under Estate Planning, Indiana
Answers:
Catherine Blackburn / Blackburn Law Firm
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
I do not practice law in Indiana, so I cannot tell you specifically what Indiana law would provide in this circumstance. In general, life insurance passes by contract to the named beneficiary and has nothing to do with the estate or the will. The life insurance beneficiary has no obligation to pay for anything and is not indebted to the estate. I do not doubt that your ex's children said they will sue you. I cannot imagine how they would succeed with that.
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