Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Washington

My mother recently passed away and had a current "Last Will & Testament". There are only two people, my brother and I, and mom left everything to us two. The will stated that my brother receive her house and property and we split her monetary equities. My mom stated in the will that I receive a flat dollar amount and the remainder of the monies going to my brother. I just received a notice via the US Mail, that mom had a life insurance policy/annuity and it names both me and my brother as beneficiaries.

Question: If my brother and I are the beneficiaries of this life insurance policy. Do we (my brother and I) share in this? Or does my brother get it all because in the "will" mom stated that I receive a flat amount of money? There was no mention of a life insurance policy in the will.

ps: I made a amendment to the same question I asked earlier this morning. The amendment was: mom had a "last will & testament" not a living will.

thanks.....


Asked on 11/24/10, 10:42 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles Cruikshank Cruikshank Law Office-Since 1975

The assumption in my earlier answer was that you had made a mistake when you said "living will" and the answer was composed with that assumption in mind.

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Answered on 11/29/10, 1:40 pm


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