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MARETTA v. HILLMAN

Record No. 102042.

722 S.E.2d 32 (2012)

283 Va. 34

Judy A. MARETTA v. Jacqueline HILLMAN.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 13, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George O. Peterson ( Tania M. L. Saylor ; Peterson Saylor, on briefs), for appellant.

Daniel H. Ruttenberg (SmolenPlevy, on brief), Vienna, for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.

OPINION BY Chief Justice CYNTHIA D. KINSER.

Judy A. Maretta (Maretta), as the named beneficiary of a Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) policy, received FEGLI benefits upon the death of her ex-husband. The question on appeal is whether federal law preempts Code § 20-111.1(D), which otherwise would make Maretta liable to her ex-husband's widow, Jacqueline Hillman (Hillman), for those benefits.

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