next of kin

[benfromtalent]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? state in question is calif i was contacted by life ins co of deceased grandmother and was told i was the closest family member for policy payoff just before check sent lawyers for deceased grandfather stopped it and added it to grandfathers estate im sure grandfather had a policy also and i understand that maybe life ins policys are seperate from estate or wills plaese advise thank you

 

[Dandy Don]

Contact the insurance company to find out if you or anyone else had been named as beneficiary of the policy (but you probably weren't). The insurance company made a mistake in contacting you, since if no beneficiary was named they should have (and eventually did) make the check payable to the decedent's estate so that it can properly be distributed to the correct legal heirs (the decedent's wife and children). Sorry that you will probably not be able to get any of this money.

DANDY DON IN OKLAHOMA ([email protected])