Day: March 18, 2025

NJ Supreme Court Rules Savings Bonds Not Superseded by Divorce Agreement

NJ Supreme Court Rules Savings Bonds Not Superseded by Divorce Agreement

In In the Matter of the Estate of Michael D. Jones, Deceased (A-28-23/088877) (Decided January 27, 2025), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that an ex-spouse’s rights as the pay-on-death beneficiary on her deceased ex-husband’s U.S. savings bonds were not superseded by the parties’ divorce. According to the Court,