If an ex-wife is still listed o their ex-husband’s life insurance as a beneficiary, can they still collect?
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If an ex-wife is still listed o their ex-husband’s life insurance as a beneficiary, can they still collect?
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Asked on September 9, 2018 under Insurance Law, New York
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M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
In the case of divorce, typically life insurance proceeds are paid to the named beneficiary, even if that person is now an ex-spouse. In other words, as a general rule, divorce usually has no effect on a beneficiary designation. However, many states provide that a divorce automatically revokes a beneficiary designation to a spouse unless the divorce decree clearly states otherwise; NY is such a state.
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