I’ll just ask: is it in the realm of possibillity that a cruel parent takes out a plan on the kid in the hopes they can make the kid so miserable and terified that if the live they get child support but if the kid kills themself they get a pile of money for the trouble?

I need to know what it could mean. This is Canada. Thank you, its ok im out now but in my personal work, this tidbit has surfaced.

Be gentle please

  • Kalkaline @leminal.space
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    10
    ·
    1 year ago

    We could speculate all day, but it does you no good.

    I have a life insurance policy on my child because it’s dirt cheap. Hopefully I never have to use it, but it’s about enough to cover funeral expenses and that’s it. No one is getting rich off of it.

  • gregorum@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    4
    ·
    edit-2
    1 year ago

    It’s in the realm of possibility, but it is extremely unlikely. Like, extremely, outrageously unlikely. 

    The real question here is: why? do you suspect this is happening? While I cannot speak to your circumstance, it’s much more likely there is some other more rational explanation for what is going on.

  • crashfrog@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    1 year ago

    Anything’s possible, but if you really want to make money off a life insurance policy, you need to insure someone who has a high-paying job. The actuarial value of the insured’s life depends on the income they’re deprived of when they die. Children don’t have jobs, so their actuarial value is pretty low.

    • cheese_greater@lemmy.worldOP
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      Ya but she probably viewed child support that way. HER “income”, basically wife support even though its not alimony and she used it basically all on herself, even when not providing housing and everything else