New York Divorce Report - New York's Divorce and Family Law Blog

It is always a good idea after a divorce to update your will or to change the beneficiary designations on your insurance policies and investment accounts. Prior to the divorce it was likely that your wife was your heir or beneficiary. After your divorce, you may not want your ex to benefit from your death. Problems arise when someone dies and their pre-divorce will or beneficiary designation has not been changed and their spouse is the beneficiary. . While a disposition in a will to a former spouse would be  revoked by a divorce or an annulment, until recently a... More