Tuesday, March 29, 2011

CAN I CHANGE BENEFICIARIES DURING A DIVORCE?

I frequently receive questions from people regarding their family law issues. The following is a question which the inquirer agreed may be publicly revealed, and my answer to the question:

QUESTION: My husband and I are going through a divorce. After the petition for dissolution was filed, I changed the beneficiary on my life insurance, pensions, retirement to our children. The beneficiary had been my husband. Do I have to change it back to my husband? Our dissolution has yet to be finalized.

ANSWER: Change the beneficiary on each policy and plan back to your husband, immediately.

Read the Standard Restraining Orders on the reverse side of the Summons in your divorce Case. If you are the Petitioner, they were effective against you when you filed the Petition. If you are the Respondent, they were effective when the Petition was served on you. You face severe penalties for violating those Restraining Orders. You can change beneficiaries only after the divorce judgment has been entered, unless you have a written agreement with your husband or a court order allowing you to change those beneficiaries.

This educational blog is brought to you by DONALD F. CONVISER, an effective and aggressive Los Angeles Family Law Attorney and Divorce Lawyer serving clients in the courts of Los Angeles and Ventura County for over 35 years,owner of Warner Center Law Offices, with offices in Woodland Hills and Century City. Call 888.632.4447 or 818.880.8990 for a free confidential consultation with a Certified Family Law Specialist to discuss your divorce or family law issues. www.conviser.net.

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