Child Support And Life Insurance Question?
Posted February 26, 2010 – 4:17 am in: structured settlements FAQIf a person has a life insurance policy and dies, if they owe back child support does the child to whom the money is owed to get part of it?
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The life insurance will go to beneficiary. However, many states have laws wherein the court will order a person owing child support to purchase life insurance and name the child as the irrevocable beneficiary. Many parents fail to ask for it even when they have attorneys, Additionally, a parent can bring a lawsuit against the estate of the person that owes child support in order to satisfy unpaid child support and future support.
It does go only to the beneficiary, however, a child’s mother could push for the estate to go into probate and then put a claim of the back child support against the estate.
That’s definitely a question for an estate/probate attorney.
NO it goes only to the beneficiary