Pioneer Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Kumar CA5
Nirupuma Singh (Niru) died in April 2014 while covered by a $100,000 life insurance policy. This lawsuit addresses whether her mother or her husband is entitled to receive the policy’s proceeds. The trial court determined (1) the $100,000 death benefit was a community asset, (2) the final change of beneficiary form that designated Niru’s mother was not effective because it was not signed by her husband, and (3) Niru’s husband inherited her one-half interest in the community property under the rules of intestate succession. As a result, the court awarded all of the proceeds to her husband. Her mother appealed.
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