Estate of Logan
Court of Appeal of California
236 Cal. Rptr. 368 (1987)
Relevant factsFree
William maintained his group-term life insurance policy, naming his children (defendants) as beneficiaries, as required by his 1966 divorce decree from Jeanne (plaintiff), remaining insurable and paying all premiums from his separate property for the 18 years between the divorce and his 1984 death; Jeanne sued for a share of the proceeds as community property, but the trial court found the proceeds were William's separate property payable entirely to his children.
IssueFree
Whether the proceeds of a term life-insurance policy that is purchased during a marriage are always community property, regardless of how long after dissolution of the marriage the insured passes away.