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MATTER OF ESTATE OF SCHLEIS

No. 13465.

642 P.2d 164 (1982)

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Stephen D. SCHLEIS, Deceased. Kathleen HALEY, Claimant-Appellant, v. Daniel SCHLEIS, Personal Representative, and the Estate of Stephen D. Schleis, Deceased, Appellee.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

January 27, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul R. Smith, Albuquerque, for claimant-appellant.

Glass & Fitzpatrick, Charles N. Glass, Albuquerque, for appellee.

OPINION

PAYNE, Justice.

This appeal requires us to determine whether a divorce decree automatically severs an ex-spouse's beneficiary interest in an insurance policy. We hold that it does not.

Kathleen Haley and Stephen Schleis were married in 1975. During the marriage Stephen took out two insurance policies through his employer, naming Kathleen as beneficiary. On November 6, 1979, Stephen and Kathleen were divorced. The policies involved were term...

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