Prudential Insurance Company of America, a Corporation v. Robert James Dulek and Betty Lou Dulek, Bonnie Lynn Dulek

BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

In this interpleader action, 1 the parents and the former wife of the decedent, Terrence Alan Dulek, claim the proceeds of his Servicemen’s Group Life Insurance Policy. The decedent had directed distribution of the policy proceeds “by law.” The district court ruled in favor of the former wife. On this appeal by the parents, we reverse.

In granting summary judgment in favor of Bonnie Lynn Dulek (Bonnie), the decedent’s former wife, the district court determined that Bonnie qualified as his “widow” under the federal statute governing Servicemen’s Group Life Insurance, 38…