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My father passed away without noting a beneficiary on his life insurance policy. My parents have been divorced for 30 years. I will have to file probate with the court, but the insurance company won't tell me how much the policy pays. How can I get this information? I could not locate the policy. His death was accidental. They told me only that it pays more than $10,000 - he has medical bills that will have to be paid first. He did not have a will. Please advise.
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As a rightful heir to the estate, presumably as you are a blood relative of the deceased, a probate case has to be opened and you are entitled to all notices. You state that your father's death was an accident. If his death was a result of a third party's negligence, the estate, after it is opened of course, could bring a lawsuit against said third party via the executor of the estate. If a third party did in fact cause the death of your father, I would be happy to discuss your case at no charge, and if we take it, we would not charge you unless we win the case
Stephen Black
Answered on Jun 24th, 2015 at 6:42 AM