snafu63092
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Nevada
My GF passed away a couple months back and I'm getting guardianship of her kid as his dad is also gone. We have discovered a $75,000 life insurance policy but it is payable to my GF's mother. She thought her mom was a good person and would turn over the money to her son but after dealing with this woman since her daughter died the boy and I realize that will never happen. Grandma isn't just being a bad person because she is "grieving" either, she has always been a pain in the rear but my GF kept her in check, now that she is gone she is a nightmare.
My question is.....if they find out we have the policy can the family legally force us to tell them the company and policy # with a court order? I don't think I've ever heard of a judge ruling somebody has to spill information about anything, except in Guantanamo Bay.
In a perfect world I'd like to have full guardianship or wait till he is 18, get a lawyer and have a family meeting. I would tell the rest of the family and grandma the policy exists but if she doesn't sign over $73k to the boy and take 2k for herself we will never reveal the policy # or life insurance policy to them. The boy's money will go right into a trust until he is over 21, I want nobody even myself to have any access to it.
My GF passed away a couple months back and I'm getting guardianship of her kid as his dad is also gone. We have discovered a $75,000 life insurance policy but it is payable to my GF's mother. She thought her mom was a good person and would turn over the money to her son but after dealing with this woman since her daughter died the boy and I realize that will never happen. Grandma isn't just being a bad person because she is "grieving" either, she has always been a pain in the rear but my GF kept her in check, now that she is gone she is a nightmare.
My question is.....if they find out we have the policy can the family legally force us to tell them the company and policy # with a court order? I don't think I've ever heard of a judge ruling somebody has to spill information about anything, except in Guantanamo Bay.
In a perfect world I'd like to have full guardianship or wait till he is 18, get a lawyer and have a family meeting. I would tell the rest of the family and grandma the policy exists but if she doesn't sign over $73k to the boy and take 2k for herself we will never reveal the policy # or life insurance policy to them. The boy's money will go right into a trust until he is over 21, I want nobody even myself to have any access to it.