What kind of lawyer do i need for a life insurance case? -

my husband passed. now i need to know what kind of lawyer do i need in court when it is the ex wife and i fighting over who should get the life insurance money.

Probably a Probate Lawyer. Possibly a Wills and Estates Lawyer

Ya know, there s no fight here. Whomever is the named beneficiary on the policy, gets the money. You re going to lose this. Even if she quot;signed away all rightsquot;, that is NOT binding on HIS life insurance policy, which is a contract in and of itself. You need a civil trial lawyer, and you re going to have to pay him up front - probably $5,000 to start, $250 an hour is the going rate. Because you re going to lose this. Sorry.

Did your husband designate a beneficiary in writing to his life insurance company? If so, that party gets the money. The insurance company can only pay the benefit to the named beneficiary(ies). It does not become part of his estate unless his estate is the beneficiary.