[verity]

"This is just plain crazy."

The deceased legally designated her biological father as the beneficiary.

[ozarkgirl]

The deceased legally designated her biological father as the beneficiary.

I went again to the article and didn't see that. What makes you think that?

[Aliska]

The deceased legally designated her biological father as the beneficiary.

That could be, but it also could be Illinois law. They had to track him down in jail in Mt. Pleasant, IA to notify him. Maybe more facts will come out.

[George W. Bush]

The deceased legally designated her biological father as the beneficiary.

So it seems. A lot of people here don't want to respect her decision.

There's probably a good reason why she didn't designate her mother. Maybe the mother doesn't get along well with her daughter or badly mistreated her. Maybe the stepfather molested the girl. Who knows? But it seems the mother here is mostly interested in the money.

All these complaints about the guy not paying child support aren't valid. He wasn't listed on the birth certificate.

[HiTech RedNeck]

The deceased legally designated her biological father as the beneficiary.

Well if so, then that's that, unless some undue influence was in play.