Q: Do I need a lawyer if my Veteran ex husband died without a will and my son and I were receiving benefits from him?
My son was receiving child support and health/dental insurance, I was receiving part of his military retirement (community property). He had arrears for child support as well. He was remarried but his widow refuses to talk to me. We are in Nevada and I received a call from the child support office saying our case would close at the end of the month. What happens to the arrears and retirement?
A:
You can make a claim against his estate for the past due child support. A probate attorney can help you with this.
The share of his retirement pay probably ended when he died, unless it was a joint and survivor annuity. More information is needed in order to sort that out. The attorney that handled your divorce can probably help you with that.
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