06-16-09 RONALD HADFIELD, ET AL. V. THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE
CO. AND ROSE ANN LILLO
A-5140-07T1
Defendant married decedent in 2002, and in 2003 he named
her the beneficiary of his group life insurance policy. They
divorced in 2004, and decedent died March 15, 2006, not having
changed that designation. Amended N.J.S.A. 3B:3-14, effective
February 27, 2005, controls; the policy proceeds pass as if the
former spouse disclaimed her interest.
Richard Sadowski
Assistant Editor
