Momma’s Mad the Ex-Wife Gets the Life Insurance Proceeds
Delores Aderholt v. Sandra R. Aderholt McDonald: The general rule in Alabama is that the named beneficiary of a life insurance is entitled to the proceeds from the policy, and the general rule is not usually interrupted by divorce and has only two exceptions. The Facts of the Matter In 1993, Alfa Life Insurance Corporation issued a $150,000.00 life insurance policy to Bobby Aderholt. The policy provided that upon Bobby’s death, the beneficiary would be the person named in the application. Bobby wrote in the name of his then-wife Sandra as the sole beneficiary. Bobby and Sandra divorced in 2004....
