Estate of Thomas

HERRON, J.,

*105Introduction

The petition filed by the granddaughter of decedent Elaine Thomas raises the issue of whether decedent’s will created a trust that qualifies as the beneficiary Ms. Thomas designated to receive her life insurance proceeds. According to a representative of the Federal Employee Group Life Insurance Program, Ms. Thomas designated the “trustee(s) or successor(s) as provided in last will” as the beneficiary of her life insurance policy. Although this insurance company representative concluded that Ms. Thomas’s will did not create the designated beneficiary, upon review of the…