A beneficiary change dispute is a legal issue for the courts to decide. It is important to get an attorney involved early in the process as you will ultimately be headed to litigation if there is a beneficiary dispute. While life insurance benefits are controlled by the policy terms and the designated beneficiary, there are times where someone other than the named beneficiary has a legitimate claim to the life insurance proceeds. Some examples where a person not named as the beneficiary may have a claim is in cases of divorce, if the policyholder lacked capacity to change the beneficiary, if the policy holder was unduly influenced to make the beneficiary change, or if mistakes were made on the beneficiary change form. These are complex cases that are ultimately headed to court for litigation. Call the experienced life insurance attorneys at Joseph & Eugene, LLC to help guide you through the process. Whether this is a policy through the employer and is a federal court case or whether the policy is governed by Missouri law, we are licensed to handle both state and federal claims.