Court May Order Recipient of Support to Maintain Life Insurance

In Zaleski v. Zaleski, the wife was the recipient of support for the benefit of her and the children. The trial court ordered that the wife maintain life insurance to secure her obligations to cover the children's expenses if she died while the children were still dependent upon the parents for support. While the Supreme Judicial Court remanded the decision back to the court as it found the amount of security to be excessive, the decision is important to note that even though a party is a recipient of child support, he or she may still be ordered to provide life insurance coverage for the benefit of the children in case he or she passes away.

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Kevin P. Rauseo is a director at Hamblett & Kerrigan P.A. He concentrates his practice in the areas of family and divorce law, Collaborative law, child custody and visitation, child support and alimony, personal injury, insurance defense, slip and fall accidents, automobile and truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, premises liability, dog bites and civil litigation. He is a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professional and serves on the Professional Development Committee and has previously served on the Public Education Advisory Panel of the Academy. He also is a member of the Collaborative Law Alliance of New Hampshire. AV Preeminent Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Recipient of the 2014 Nationally Ranked Top 10 Attorney Award from the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys (NAFLA). You can reach Attorney Rauseo atkrauseo@nashualaw.com.