Any designation of beneficiary or election of settlement options is subject to the provisions of 38 U.S.C. 1970 and 1977 and the following provisions:
(a) Any designation of beneficiary or settlement option election made by any member insured under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance for full-time coverage or part-time coverage will remain in effect until properly changed by the member or canceled automatically for any of the following reasons:
(1) The insurance terminates following separation or release from all duty in a uniformed service.
(2) The member enters on duty in another uniformed service.
(3) The member reenters on duty in the same uniformed service more than 1 calendar day after separation or release from all duty in that uniformed service.
(b) A change of beneficiary may be made at any time and without the knowledge or consent of the previous beneficiary.
(c) Until and unless otherwise changed, a beneficiary designation and settlement option election of record on the date a statutory increase in coverage takes effect shall be considered to be a beneficiary and optional settlement election for the increased amount as well, and any beneficiary named therein shall be entitled to the same percentage (%) share of the new total coverage amount as that beneficiary was entitled to prior to the statutory increase in coverage.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501)
[40 FR 4135, Jan. 28, 1975, as amended at 53 FR 17699, May 18, 1988. Redesignated and amended at 61 FR 20135, 20136, May 6, 1996]
Notes of Decisions
Turnmire v. Turnmire, 2022 Ohio 3968 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022).
“In addition, an anti- attachment provision in the SGLIA shields insurance payments to a beneficiary from "claims of creditors" and states that the payments "shall not be liable to attachment, levy, or seizure by or under any legal or equitable process whatever, either before or…”
Calmon-Hess v. Harmer, 904 F. Supp. 2d 388 (D.N.J. 2012).
· cites it 2× “” 38 C.F.R. § 9.4 (b) (2012). *393 In this case, there is no dispute that Cahnon’s designated beneficiary at the time of his death was his ex-wife, Harmer.”
Mills v. Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., 856 F. Supp. 2d 1218 (D. Colo. 2012).
“” 38 C.F.R. § 9.4 (b). If the service member is married, and names someone other than a spouse or child as beneficiary, then the Secretary of the relevant branch of service is required to make a “good faith effort” to notify the spouse in writing.”
Marriage of Steiner (Cal. Ct. App. 2017).
“" ( 38 C.F.R. § 9.4 , subd. (b).) In addition, the SGLIA exempts policy proceeds from creditor claims and precludes the proceeds from being attached, levied, or seized "by or under any legal or equitable process whatever, either before or after receipt by the beneficiary.”
Furman v. Steiner (In re Steiner), 225 Cal. Rptr. 3d 880 (Cal. Ct. App. 5th 2017).
“" ( 38 C.F.R. § 9.4 , subd. (b).) In addition, the SGLIA exempts policy proceeds from creditor claims and precludes the proceeds from being attached, levied, or seized "by or under any legal or equitable process whatever, either before or after receipt by the beneficiary.”
Maretta v. Hillman (Va. 2012).
“See 38 C.F.R. § 9.4 (3)(b) (change in beneficiary may be made at any time).”
— 38 C.F.R. § 9.4(b) — 1 case
Turnmire v. Turnmire, 2022 Ohio 3968 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022).
“In addition, an anti- attachment provision in the SGLIA shields insurance payments to a beneficiary from "claims of creditors" and states that the payments "shall not be liable to attachment, levy, or seizure by or under any legal or equitable process whatever, either before or…”
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