What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New Hampshire
My father passed away in 1960, in New Hampshire. He had life insurance. There was an envelope tacked to the wall where he would put change every week and a man came to the house to collect the contents every month. My Dad bragged that the policy was for $20k. When he died, the funeral director (my dad's relative), charged us $5k for his funeral. About a month after his death, my aunt (dad's sister), and the funeral director came to the house and gave my mother a check for $1,350. My mother could not subtract and didn't know that it was not the difference between the exorbitant funeral cost and the $20k policy my father said he had. My brother and I were age 11 and 12. We tried to tell my mother the math was off, but she said we were wrong and not to interfere. That was the only money we ever received from that insurance policy. The only way I thought my aunt could have gotten hold of that insurance money was if my Dad left her as beneficiary. It appeared that she took care of his funeral and gave us a little cushion to get us by. There was a balance of $13,650. that my mother never received. We were dirt poor. My father knew he was dying and use to say that we'd be taken care of after he was gone. Could anyone tell me if there was another way this could have happened. Everyone involved has long since passed on, except for me. I was just wondering about it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
My father passed away in 1960, in New Hampshire. He had life insurance. There was an envelope tacked to the wall where he would put change every week and a man came to the house to collect the contents every month. My Dad bragged that the policy was for $20k. When he died, the funeral director (my dad's relative), charged us $5k for his funeral. About a month after his death, my aunt (dad's sister), and the funeral director came to the house and gave my mother a check for $1,350. My mother could not subtract and didn't know that it was not the difference between the exorbitant funeral cost and the $20k policy my father said he had. My brother and I were age 11 and 12. We tried to tell my mother the math was off, but she said we were wrong and not to interfere. That was the only money we ever received from that insurance policy. The only way I thought my aunt could have gotten hold of that insurance money was if my Dad left her as beneficiary. It appeared that she took care of his funeral and gave us a little cushion to get us by. There was a balance of $13,650. that my mother never received. We were dirt poor. My father knew he was dying and use to say that we'd be taken care of after he was gone. Could anyone tell me if there was another way this could have happened. Everyone involved has long since passed on, except for me. I was just wondering about it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
