- 20 - final version stated that decedent will not change the beneficiaries of these policies until the divorce.8 The third sentence, which we refer to as the "After the divorce" sentence, involved the most changes in the evolution of the life insurance paragraph. In the early draft, the "After the divorce" sentence read as follows: After the divorce, the beneficiaries of said policies will be changed to the children, provided however that Mr. Lineweaver has the right to designate someone other than the children as beneficiaries of policies providing regular coverage (as opposed to double indemnity) of up to $100,000.00. Kathleen objected to that language because she wanted to be a beneficiary for an amount of $100,000 of life insurance after the divorce and until she remarried.9 At the time the Deed of 7(...continued) thereafter. 8 This provision remained essentially the same in both drafts and in the final version, the only difference being as to who was to hold the policies for safekeeping. In the early draft, there was a blank for the person's name and handwritten in the blank was the name of decedent's brother, Francis B. Lineweaver. In the next draft the name of Francis B. Lineweaver was typed in, and no further changes were made in that second sentence in the final version. 9 During her deposition on January 27, 1983, Kathleen was questioned about the first draft of the life insurance paragraph (which is paragraph 11 of what we have called the early draft) as follows: Q All right. Now what was your next change on the first draft? A Under life insurance, Paragraph 11, same page. There was a blank on the end of the fourth line. It was talking about--- "Mr. Lineweaver agrees that he will not change the beneficiaries of said policies, (continued...)Page: Previous 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Next
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