CALPERS my dad died and he lives in the philippines as a retired CO, he was also in the navy?

I need to know how do I go about seeing if I was his beneficiary. I am his only child. He was never in my life so I deserve everything as that is what I am entitled to. He was the type of man that retired from being a CO after 30 yrs. and moved to the philippines in 1997. He died and his wife from the philipinnes who is 32 yrs old and he was 70 called me to inform me of his passing. she is now asking me for money as she is saying he left her nothing. I think she deserves nothing, hell I havent even filed anything yet. So what I am asking is if I have more say than her as I am his daughter , a us citizen or her who is a philippine citizen. It looks as if she may be a gold digger. Please help lead me in the rightdirection as to where do I go first. Also if he left her as benficiary and he adopted her daughter are they entitled to everything or is it nulled since they are not us citizens amd I am next of kin.

Public Comments

1. Your father can leave his money to whoever he pleases. you need to find out if he left a will.
2. Hire a lawyer! sadly, If your dad had a new will and made them beneficiaries, It might be a nasty legal battle! citizenship has no bearing whatsoever!
3. I'm sorry to hear about your father. I advice you to contact the agency who is working on this beneficiary thing. I am a Filipino and when it comes to Filipinas marrying men double their age, especially USC's, it just raises red flags. Of course we can't just judge your father's wife, since we really know nothing about her, but you still have to be careful. I advice you to really seek professional counsel, not here, because this is serious business. I wish you all the best. God bless!
4. If he had the SBP, she will get half of his pay until her death. You as a child, have no entitlement, other then what your father left for you in his will. I would bet all of his assets and such are in the PI so you will have a difficult time finding it. You don't "Deserve" anything...it is a shame you did not know your father better!! He as a retired officer is entitled to a full honors military funeral, you will need to contact the mortuary affairs office at a base by you to get the full details Good look, sorry for your loss
5. I would recommend contacting the US Embassy in Manila to see if they have any information for you. All US Citizens living over there are supposed to register at the Embassy and the Embassy should have been informed of his death. Legally, US Citizenship could have been transferred to his wife's daughter after a certain amount of time if he legally adopted her.