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US Supreme Court: Beneficiary Designations Matter

June 3, 2013 by Deborah Matthews

Today the US Supreme Court ruled that when federal employees designate beneficiaries on their federal life insurance that the Virginia General Assembly cannot override it. See Hillman v. Maretta. In 1996 Mr. Hillman, a federal employee, submitted a beneficiary designation form for his federal life insurance that named his then wife Judy Maretta. They divorced two years later. … [Read more...] about US Supreme Court: Beneficiary Designations Matter

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