Tom explains why if there is a conflict between a beneficiary designation on your bank account (naming one child) and what you say in your Will (divide your estate between all 5 children), the beneficiary designation wins, and your bank account goes...
Tom explains why if there is a conflict between a beneficiary designation on your bank account (naming one child) and what you say in your Will (divide your estate between all 5 children), the beneficiary designation wins, and your bank account goes to the one child, not to all 5. This also applies to other assets such as life insurance, annuities, retirement accounts and jointly owned real estate.