<div dir="ltr"><div>My gut feeling is that there is a solid laches defense-- The spouse waited 25 years (!) to bring these claims, and because of her/his dilatory conduct, the estate is in no position to defend on factual grounds. If, in fact, the decedent undertook some or all of the court-ordered obligations, the PR can't find out from the decedent, and the persons most likely to know may be barred from testimony under the dead man's statute. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Holt v. Holt,995 S.W.2d 68, (Tenn.1999) has an interesting discussion regarding the life insurance issue. Imposed a constructive trust on the life insurance proceeds for the decedent's son where the decedent was obligated to carry life insurance for the son but instead named dec's mom as beneficiary</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 10:10 AM, Rob Tulloch <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rtulloch@earthlink.net" target="_blank">rtulloch@earthlink.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I am involved
in a probate in which the decedent had a decree of dissolution (over 25 years
ago) ordering him to do numerous things (e.g. reimburse out-of-pocket insurance
costs and deductibles). . <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The former
spouse of the decedent filed a creditor’s claim on the basis of decedent’s
failure to pay some of the obligations.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I recognize
the 10 year limitation (RCW 4.16.020(3)) that applies to enforcing child
support obligations (obviously not applicable here!), but does the similar 10
year provision for enforcing judgments of a court (RCW 4.16.020(2)) apply in
this instance? If not, what is applicable?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">What if there
was an obligation in a decree to obtain a life insurance policy for the benefit
of the former wife and a policy was never obtained (or lapsed many years ago).
The provisions for collecting liability or casualty insurance under RCW 11.40.060
are clearly not applicable, but what limitation of actions applies to enforcing
a decree of dissolution provision for life insurance?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Insights/experience
on this issue will be appreciated.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thanks.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Rob Tulloch<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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