Legal Question in Family Law in Minnesota

First, the answer to your question depends on what death benefits you are referring to. Pay on death accounts specify the beneficiary and,as a result, are paid to that named beneficiary.

Second, if your child was the named beneficiary, the legal custodian of the child has control of those proceeds in trust for the minor child. If you have not established yourself as the custodial parent by Court Order, you would not be charged with caring for the child's proceeds as the child's trustee.