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Had a participant pass away and his wife came up from Columbia. She is not a US citizen and does not have a SSN. He had two grown sons who do have SSNs. Does this have to be resolved in probates since there is no beneficiary form or will? Thanks for the response.

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You should, first, refer to the plan's written language. Does it state the surviving spouse is beneficiary? If so, does the plan provide any instances where the spouse would not be the beneficiary?

Good Luck!

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Assuming, as ETK questions, your plan says the default beneficiary is the surviving spouse, you'll want to review form W-8BEN. I think but am not positive that form will require that she get a TIN (tax id number).

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