insurance check after death

[carliemarie]

What is the name of your state? Pennsylvania
My Dad was put in a nursing home in Pennsylvania, and passed away there. My brother had control of all insurance claims. Every check that came my brother would ask me for and I gave to him he said he needed to give it to the nursing home. Now, its almost a year later and another check came to me and also my two brothers. My question is do I have to give up the check, and if the check needs to go to the nursing home wouldn't there be some paper work saying this. I asked my brother for the nursing home address and I would send the check and he said no don't do that send it to me. Does this seem right???Do I legally need to give him that check when the check said this part was my share.
Please someone help.
Thank you Carlie

 

[CIAA]

Get some professional advise. You are right.....this doesn't sound right.

 

[ALawyer]

It's time to ask yor brother for an explanation -- and if the check was for a life insurancxe benefit -- it undobtedly belongs to the beneficiaries and NOT the nursing home or your dad's creditors.

 

[carliemarie]

insurance check

Thank you so much, but he called and said it needs to go to the state because they took care of my dad.Does this sound right?
I think that he would have turned over these policies while dad was still alive and in a nursing home. He said the state took care of him, although he gave them dad's entire social security check every month.