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Contesting life insurance beneficiary

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morgainelefey7

Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? VA


My husband recently commited suicide. He had 2 life insurance policies that both named his elderly mother as the beneficiary. We had only been married 5 months when he passed. He hadn't changed me to his beneficary yet. Now, being that he is gone, his mother had moved out of our apartment and gone to a low income elderly community. If she receives his life insurance money, she will lose her home. And if she "gifts" it to me, I'll have to pay considerable taxes on it. Is there a way to contest the beneficiary of his insurance?
 


ErinGoBragh

Senior Member
Not contest, persay.. you can't contest it, but Mom *May* be able to relinquish her claim to it in writing as long as it's within a year of your husbands death, but she needs to call the insurance company and check if they will allow that.

I'm very sorry for your loss.
 

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