Ah, they should call this the "Michael Schiavo Clause."
If the spouse doesn't have a will, then the {cough} surviving spouse gets to inherit 100% of any property, too. Isn't this a fine alternative to divorce? Bump off your spouse instead and keep the money.
The spouse doesn't have much money? Why, sue for some! File a malpractice suit! Don't worry, you don't have to have a real case, the jury will feel sorry for your spouse. Besides, you're only screwing insurance companies. That's not like stealing or anything.
Mikey blazed the whole trail! Every time we dehydrate and starve another innocent spouse, we must praise his name with great praise!
Well stated. I recall a dentist in New Jersey who faked his wife's death as a car accident and then sued Ford Motor Co. For once, the defendant refused to settle and it ended in a costly trial where Ford was eventually able to win, proving that the "accident" was no accident.