Reynolds v. Central Life Assurance Co.

The sole issue in this case is whether the deceased's former wife or his children are entitled to the life insurance proceeds. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the children's guardian ad litem and dismissed the wife's complaint.

Linda Reynolds and Robert Reynolds, the deceased, were married December 27, 1960, and had two children by that marriage. A default decree of dissolution 1 was entered March 15, 1974, and provided in part:

It Is Further Ordered, Adjudged and Decreed that respondent is required to pay to the petioner [sic] the sum of $125.00 per month per child for…