Ownership, Probate, and Divorce: Comparisons and Choices: General Guidance – Page 2

Federal law versus divorce decree for life insurance rights?

April 13, 2026November 13, 2023 by easygrouse76

The bottom line Federal law versus divorce decree for life insurance rights turns on the policy and the rule being applied: a divorce decree can create an obligation between former spouses, but ERISA may control benefits from an employer plan, while state law usually supplies the rules for an individual policy. A divorce order and … Read more

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