By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//December 23, 2014//
By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//December 23, 2014//
Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Civil
Trusts and Estates – life insurance proceeds – constructive trusts
APPEAL from an order of the circuit court for Trempealeau County: JOHN A. DAMON, Judge. Affirmed.
Carly McDonah and Nellie McDonah seek a constructive trust over life insurance proceeds disbursed upon their father’s death to their stepmother, Candice
McDonah. Carly and Nellie argue the circuit court misinterpreted a divorce order and settlement agreement, which they contend required their father to
maintain them as named life-insurance beneficiaries into perpetuity. We reject Carly’s and Nellie’s argument and affirm.
2014AP000712 Carly M. McDonah v. Candice K. McDonah
DISTRICT III, Trempealeau County, JOHN A. DAMON, HOOVER, P.J.
Attorneys: For Appellant: Doherty, Francis M., Pankratz, Garett T. For Respondent: Steiner, Erwin H.