If the first person who is listed as the beneficiary does not want the payment it will go to the second person listed. If there is no second person listed it will go to the spouse.
Legally and contractually the named beneficiary is the beneficiary.
For an insurance policy and/or retirement benefits it goes to the beneficiary designated. For a will, there could be grounds to contest it.
If there is a policy on your life the person currently listed as the beneficiary will be paid upon your death. The person listed as the owner of the policy is the only one who has the right to change the beneficiary. Usually the owner and insured are the same person but not always. You may wish to check on this and change the beneficiary if your situation has changed.
If no beneficiary is listed on an insurance policy the proceeds will be paid to the decedent/owner's estate.
If no beneficiary is listed on a life insurance policy then the benefits are payable to the insured's estate. The beneficiary can be changed at any time prior to the death of the insured if this is the person's desire.
It will go to the alternate beneficiary, if one is listed if not it will be paid to the estate to be distributed in the same way as any other money in the estate.
Generally, yes. A person must be careful to change the name of the beneficiary on their life insurance after a divorce of death of the named beneficiary. You should consult with the attorney who represented the decedent in the divorce to determine the law in your state and whether the divorce decree extinguished the ex-spouse as the beneficiary.
You are entitled to no proceeds from the life policy if the beneficiary or contingent beneficiary is still alive.
A person who inherits a will is commonly referred to as a beneficiary.
It is not a question of refusing responsibility. The beneficiary is the person or institution designated to receive proceeds upon the death of the insured. He/she/it has no obligation to pay future premiums. However, the beneficiary is free to decline the proceeds in which case they will be paid to a contingent beneficiary listed in the policy; in none, the proceeds will be paid to the insured's estate.
The only person who can remove a beneficiary is the testator or a judge by a court order.The only person who can remove a beneficiary is the testator or a judge by a court order.The only person who can remove a beneficiary is the testator or a judge by a court order.The only person who can remove a beneficiary is the testator or a judge by a court order.