Claim on Estate; Bigamy; Wrongful Death Proceeds
The Client's husband had abandoned her and their children some 20+ years ago, without obtaining a divorce. When the Client later learned that her un-divorced husband had "remarried", and that he had died, and that his second "wife" had obtained a $5 million judgment for his wrongful death, she hired the Firm. After conducting a multi-state investigation into courthouse records in several jurisdictions, the Firm succeeded in proving that the second marriage was void, and the judgment proceeds were therefore paid to the Client-wife and her children instead of to the second "wife".
