Legal Opinion
Hess v. Wojcik-Hess
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 21, 2011PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcCarthy, J.
Robert C. Hess (hereinafter decedent) and defendant Karen J. Wojcik-Hess (hereinafter defendant) were married in 1993. In the separation agreement they signed in 2006, defendant waived any claim or interest in decedent’s retirement savings and pension plans. One year later, decedent died.
Prior to his death, decedent had not designated any individual as the beneficiary of his savings and security program account or personal pension account with his employer, defendant General Electric Company (hereinafter GE). Upon his death, GE began to distribute the proceeds of those accounts to defendant.…
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