Review
your beneficiary designation as new situations arise in order to make sure your choice is still appropriate.
It is important to think through your contingent
beneficiary designation as well.
Review
your beneficiary designation as new situations arise in order to make sure your choice is still appropriate.
Change / update your primary and contingent
beneficiary designations as your family and financial situation changes.
(It is a good idea for annuity owners to regularly check
their beneficiary designations as part of any estate plan.)
Not exact matches
You will want to ensure that any life changes, such
as the death of a spouse, divorce, remarriage or the like, are reflected in your
beneficiary designations.
Assets that pass by contract /
beneficiary designation such
as retirement assets, annuities, and life insurance.
Typically a married couple adds each other
as the «Pay on Death»
beneficiary designation for each bond purchase or you can add your children or whomever you desire
as beneficiary.
Your estate plan should include instructions for «funding your living trust»
as well
as guidance for completing your
beneficiary designations on life insurance and other investment accounts.
Similarly, assets such
as life insurance policies and qualified accounts such
as IRAs and 401 (k) accounts must have completed
beneficiary designations that either specify your living trust or an individual
beneficiary.
Liberty Bankers can not be responsible for tax consequences caused by incorrect
beneficiary designations: death benefits will be paid to the
beneficiary on record
as of the date of the annuitant's death.
As part of your estate planning, review your
beneficiary designations and titling of assets to see your exposure to probate.
It sounds
as if you are listed
as a primary
beneficiary and there are lines underneath the primary
designation with the two other individuals.
In certain cases, such
as the establishment of an irrevocable life insurance trust or charitable remainder trust, the
designation of a
beneficiary, in this case, the charity, must be irrevocable.
Assets that have
beneficiary designations will generally bypass probate,
as well
as joint assets with rights of survivorship.
If you have designated a
beneficiary on the TFSA plan application form, sign and date the Designation of Beneficiary form and have a witness sign
beneficiary on the TFSA plan application form, sign and date the
Designation of
Beneficiary form and have a witness sign
Beneficiary form and have a witness sign it
as well.
If you have designated a
beneficiary on the RRIF application form, sign and date the Designation of Beneficiary form and have a witness sign
beneficiary on the RRIF application form, sign and date the
Designation of
Beneficiary form and have a witness sign
Beneficiary form and have a witness sign it
as well.
Most people will list their spouse
as their primary
beneficiary, so if your spouse has died, you should immediately change the
beneficiary designation.
As you can see,
beneficiary designations are not something to «set and forget.»
This
designation overrides any other estate planning you may have, such
as a will, so you need to be certain the listed
beneficiaries are those you actually want to receive a benefit.
A
beneficiary designation form is a legal document and will be used by the insurer to determine who will receive the death benefit if you pass away during the period of coverage (
as well
as how much they will receive).
You've probably heard the horror stories about the guy who inadvertently left his 401 (k) to his ex-wife because he had failed to name his new spouse
as his
beneficiary, or mistakenly left his youngest with no assets because he hadn't updated IRA
beneficiary designations after the birth of the child.
Once you've determined who you would want
as your
beneficiaries, you should specify them on the life insurance
beneficiary designation form.
Complete the information regarding the person you wish to designate
as your
beneficiary in the Beneficiary Designation section
beneficiary in the
Beneficiary Designation section
Beneficiary Designation section of the form
Important:
As set out in the language on the form, when you change either your successor holder or
beneficiary designation, this will revoke all previous
designations on that particular TFSA.
This is why it is critical to make copies of your
beneficiary designation form,
as well
as to check up with your IRA custodian to ensure that the proper information is applied to the account.
Another good practice tip is that you should avoid designating your «estate»
as the
beneficiary of any life insurance policy because this vague
designation will require that the proceeds must go through probate, and this costly and time consuming court process should be avoided whenever possible.
This approach is analgous to life insurance because it operates in the same way
as a
beneficiary designation on a policy.
And, non-lawyers (even sophisticated, affluent business people) routinely fail to grasp that a Will only governs assets which don't have
beneficiary designations and is subject to forced marital share and minimum family inheritance laws that act by operation of law
as well
as other «gap filling» presumptions that modify the literal meaning of certain kinds of language in a Will.
The final paragraph presented implications of the decision, giving general examples of what IRA owners might want to do with their
beneficiary designations and what they may wish to consider,
as in this example:
Changes in the law can also impact
beneficiary designations such
as the recent Supreme Court's Windsor decision.
In Fraser v. Fraser, the trial judge found on the facts that the terms of the separation agreement requiring the insured to maintain the plaintiff
as beneficiary were tantamount to an irrevocable
designation.
Anastasia became aware of the change to the
designation and on November 20, 2013, obtained an Order requiring the insurance company to restore her
as the sole
beneficiary of Stephen's life insurance policy.
Under Minnesota law, the dissolution of a marriage automatically revokes an individual's
designation of a former spouse
as a life insurance
beneficiary.
Given her incompetency due to Alzheimer's disease, it is unlikely that she will ever make another will, or be in a legal position to change her
designation of Alan
as a
beneficiary.
As the policy owner, you may amend
beneficiaries — unless the policy has an irrevocable
beneficiary designation.
The commission compensates the agent or broker for the time spent advising you on how much and what type of life insurance to buy, for facilitating the application process, and for any further service that's needed in future years to keep the policy up - to - date (such
as changing
beneficiary designations, arranging policy loans or coordinating your financial plans with your lawyer and accountant).
You would have to wait through probate before receiving the portion of her assets from her will, so it won't be
as clean
as a normal
beneficiary designation where the
beneficiary has access to the funds very shortly after the death of the insured.
There are other
beneficiary designations, such
as charity, trust, and business
as beneficiaries, but the above covers the common scenarios.
It sounds
as if you are listed
as a primary
beneficiary and there are lines underneath the primary
designation with the two other individuals.
The following are not considered a settlement under state insurance regulations: • A loan from an insurer under the terms of the life insurance policy (e.g., a policy loan) • A loan from a third party where the policy's cash value is used
as collateral (collateral assignment) • A
beneficiary designation without a transfer of value • A
beneficiary designation of someone with an insurable interest in the insured
Beneficiary designations should also be reviewed on all retirement accounts, bank accounts, investment accounts and other assets,
as well
as on any group insurance through an employer.
The
designation of a contingent
beneficiary can be helpful in ensuring your life insurance payout is used exactly
as you intended.
It is always smart to have a contingent
designation as well
as a primary
designation in the event that you should outlive your primary
beneficiary.
A
beneficiary designation form is a legal document and will be used by the insurer to determine who will receive the death benefit if you pass away during the period of coverage (
as well
as how much they will receive).
This
designation overrides any other estate planning you may have, such
as a will, so you need to be certain the listed
beneficiaries are those you actually want to receive a benefit.
If you are uncomfortable with this
designation, visit with an estate attorney to form a trust to name
as beneficiary.
Beneficiary designations are often not taken
as seriously
as they should be and can end up being problematic at best and just a little disastrous -LSB-...]
Virginia law automatically revokes
beneficiary designations to ex-spouses and lets the family of the deceased sue if an ex-spouse collects the proceeds
as the named
beneficiary.
Also, the division of other assets may involve your attorney preparing deeds or being involved to some degree in division of investment accounts or confirmation that proper death
beneficiary designations on retirement plans and under life insurance policies is in place
as required by the parties» settlement.