My boyfriend of 9 years lived with me he passed away because I was not his wife and he has no next of kin I had to go to probate to bury him. I am the beneficiary on his life insurance but not on his 401K how do I get that
If there was neither a designated beneficiary or a spouse, the 401k passes to the estate and under the Will or, if there was no Will, pursuant to the state's laws of inheritance.
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