Snyder v. Snyder’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate ·

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1. “[There is] no testimony ... with respect to[the husband’s] intention to change the beneficiary designation. There is, however, documentary evidence of his intent to supersede the original beneficiary designation: his will. Furthermore, we can see no reason why [the husband] would have wanted to make a gift to [his ex-wife] of the plan’s proceeds. From a practical standpoint, any desire to retain [her] as beneficiary could have been implemented by submitting a post-divorce designation to that effect.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
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