In Re Sloss’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “As of the Petition Date, Paul Sloss had made no changes to the original beneficiary designations of the Guardian Policies. However, in July of 1992, in conjunction with their marital dissolution, Paul Sloss and Luzmila Sloss had entered into a binding Separation Agreement, pursuant to which Paul Sloss agreed to maintain the existing Guardian Policies on his life, naming Luzmila as trustee for their children, until the youngest reached the age of twenty-two .... Yet, Paul Sloss never actually notified Guardian as [to] those beneficiary designation changes. Thus, notwithstanding the terms of the Separation Agreement, Luzmila Sloss continues to be the beneficiary of record on both policies.”

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   e.g. In re Volk

2. “First, any policy premiums paid in fraud of creditors will not be protected by the exemption. See, e.g., Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, § 125 , See also Bailey v. Wood, 202 Mass. 562, 565 , 89 N.E. 149, 150 (1909). Second, the protected beneficiary must be part of the class designated in the statute. Section 125 does not protect all beneficiaries; only those originally named at the time the policy was first “effected.” McCarthy v. Griffin, 299 Mass. 309, 311 , 12 N.E.2d 836, 837 (1938)....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Volk

3. “options,” The worth of each option is calculated and directly correlated with the accumulated cash value of the policy. As the policy premiums are paid and dividends are added, the cash value of the policy increases. As the cash value increases, the owner is entitled to greater monetary benefits under the policy. For example, the owner of the policy is entitled to borrow a”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Volk