Legal Question in Insurance Law in Maryland

Children form Previous Marriage

My father has passed away and had a second wife. My siter and I are children from his first marriage. We do not know if there is a will or not. His wife recieved a considerable amount of money around $200,000.00 for his life insurance policy.I would like to know if we are entitle to more than $5,000.00. Not only that but he had a 401K plan also and should we recieve some of that too.


Asked on 12/26/06, 10:36 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: Children form Previous Marriage

If there is a will, then the children of your father's first marriage would be entitled to inherit whatever this particular will provides for them.

However, if your father died intestate(without a will), then these children would be entitled to inherit from their father's estate according to the state scheme outlined in Title 64.1 of the Virginia Code.

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Answered on 12/26/06, 10:49 am


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