Prince v. Prince’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “The question presented is more factual than legal. In the disposition of domestic relations cases insurance on the life of the husband is utilized in many different ways in making provisions for alimony, child support and the settlement of property rights. In many instances the husband is required to procure or maintain insurance on his life for the benefit of his former wife only for specific periods of time, or until her death or remarriage. Frequently such insurance is used as a form of security, to guarantee to the wife a minimum or a specified sum, and to insure its payment in the event of the untimely death of the husband. On the other hand, it is not at all uncommon for a property settlement to provide that a husband maintain his life insurance for the benefit of his wife indefinitely and that he pay premiums until policy maturity or until his death. The insurance proceeds may, and frequently do, comprise a major portion of an overall or lump-sum division of assets between the parties. The problem is primarily one of draftsmanship and of the intention of the parties. There is nothing improper or contrary to public policy in an agreement by a husband to continue to pay premiums on insurance policies for the benefit of his former wife, despite her remarriage. In many instances insurance carriers are furnished copies of such agreements and are directed to notify the wife or her counsel in the event of failure of the husband to comply with their terms. 572 S.W.2d at 908-90”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Prim v. Prim

2. ““We do not find precedents to be of controlling value in the case, however, since the issue is primarily one of fact and of the intention of the parties.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bray v. Bray