How are death benefits handled if an ex-spouse was named as the beneficiary during the marriage and it wasn’t changed after the divorce?
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How are death benefits handled if an ex-spouse was named as the beneficiary during the marriage and it wasn’t changed after the divorce?
Asked on June 25, 2012 under Insurance Law, Missouri
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MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
The ex-spouse will remain a beneficiary on all items that the ex-spouse is still listed as the beneficiary. It is of course always up to challenge by any other possible or potential beneficiary but if the ex is still listed and nothing was done to change it, then the ex will take automatically, no probate would be necessary.
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