QUESTION: I have been living with my boyfriend for 8 years, who is (12 years) married, but has been "physically" separated from his wife/child for 9+ years. We have a 10 year old child together. I have 2 questions: 1. I have had an insurance policy on him for 3+ years, is that valid if he is "legally" married? Or could his wife contest it? 2. If something were to happen to him, God forbid, if he does a WILL and leaves assets to our child and myself, can his wife contest this as well, since they are still legally married and own property together?
MY RESPONSE:
You shouldn't have a problem with the Life Insurance coverage.
However, if your boyfriend is still married to his wife, she may have some rights to his estate which may enable her to contest his will. He should divorce his wife to enable him to terminate those rights.
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