Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in New Jersey
beneficiary
I am one of the beneficiaries of my mother's will. Her husband, the executor, has sent me a copy of the will and receipts from the funeral and dinner (to be paid from the estate) Supposedly all that I am entitled to comes from a life insurance policy. No documentation or copy of that policy has been provided. The only thing was a hand written note by him stating that is was for $92,000. Do I have any legal right in asking for a copy of the insurance policy that states the amount and the beneficiary? Thanks!
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: beneficiary
Yes. You and all of the beneficiaries have the right to an account from the executor of all of the assets and all of the expenses of the estate.
If the life insurance policy had a named beneficiary, that beneficiary is entitled to the insurance proceeds without the proceeds going through the estate.
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