South Carolina Code 38-65-90. Life insurance policy for insured’s spouse, children, or dependents not subject to claims of insured’s creditors
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The proceeds and cash surrender value of life insurance in the aggregate amount of not more than fifty thousand dollars upon the life of an individual, which has already been or may be taken out, in which it is expressed to be for the primary benefit of the insured’s spouse, children, or dependents inure to the use and benefit of the individual or individuals for whose use and benefit it is expressed to be taken out, and the sum or net amount of the insurance becoming due and payable by the terms of the policy is payable to the individual or individuals as stated in this section, free and discharged from the claims of the representatives of the insured or of any of the insured’s creditors or a person claiming by, through, or under him or them or any of them unless:
(1) the policy was obtained with the intent to defraud creditors; or
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 38-65-90
- insurance: includes annuities. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
- Life insurance: means a contract of insurance upon the lives of human beings. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
- Person: means a corporation, agency, partnership, association, voluntary organization, individual, or another entity, organization, or aggregation of individuals. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
- Policy: means a contract of insurance. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
(2) the creditor or representative possesses a valid assignment of the cash surrender value of the policy from the policyholder on a separate form.
In these two instances, the creditor may recover from either the cash surrender value or the proceeds of the life insurance policy of the amount secured by the assignment.
