Q: Can POD designations ever be reversed in NJ?
My sister, Barbara, lived and died in a care facility. She had been abandoned by her husband and when she could not live in their marital home because it was uninhabitable, she had to go into a facility. She could not drive and because she was ill, could not leave the nursing home. Her husband filed for divorce thru the court prior to her death. In her will, she disowned him and left him nothing. They had been living apart for almost two years. Barb was unable to attend to her personal affairs. Ten or more years previous, she indicated that her bank accounts be payable to her new husband at the time. The same is true of her life insurance policy. With her frequent admissions to the hospital, these funds would help greatly in paying her accumulated debts. Must they be awarded to a man who abandoned her, filed for divorce and did not give a flip for her - one whom she herself disowned and left nothing to in her will? The answer is for the state of New Jersey. I live in NC
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