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Is surviving spouse the legal beneficiary of a life insurance policy if a different beneficiary is named?
No, the spouse is not. The beneficiary is named. There are laws that require the spouse to sign an acknowledgement that there is life insurance that she is not the beneficiary of.
Do I have to list my spouse as a beneficiary in Florida?
No.
In the state of Missouri does the spouse who is not the beneficiary on an IRA have to sign acknowledging that they are not the beneficiary?
In most cases, the spouse of the owner of an IRA is the default beneficiary. Therefore, there would be a legal document that would need to be signed acknowledging that he or she is not a beneficiary.
What if a spouse dies and you may be a beneficiary to their 401k but you divorced 10 years ago are you still eligble?
IF you are still the beneficiary on file for your ex-spouse then you are legally entitled to that money. If there was an updated beneficiary that lists other people as the beneficiary then you are not. On caveat is if you are listed as the beneficiary and the ex-spouse has a will in place that leaves the account to someone else, then you are not entitled.
If you take out a life insurance policy name your father as beneficiary and then get married but don't change the beneficiary to your spouse does the spouse have any rights to the policy?
No. The beneficiary is whoever is specifically named on the policy.
Can the spouse of a self-employed person be a beneficiary of a Health reimbursement arrangement?
Yes the spouse of someone who is self employed can be a beneficiary of a health reimbursement arrangement. You can choose whoever you want as your beneficiary.
Can an ex lay claim to their former spouse's life insurance if a new spouse was named as the beneficiary?
No.
Who has the right to a mans possessions after he is dead?
spouse or beneficiary or children
Can an Ex spouse be a beneficiary?
There's nothing actually illegal about it.
Can your ex spouse be on your insurance policy?
You can name anyone as beneficiary.
Must spouse be beneficiary of life insurance policy?
No, in most cases you can name whoever you would like as your beneficiary. However, as part of some divorce proceedings a court will require that your ex-spouse remain a beneficiary as part of a alimony/palimony agreement.
Can an executor be listed as a beneficiary?
Yes, and they frequently are as in the case of the standard husband and wife will, where each spouse leaves the entire estate to the other spouse and names that spouse the executor.
