Andronescu

MEMORANDUM ***

In a dispute over who is the proper beneficiary of Brent Anderson’s life insurance policy, the district court granted judgment on the pleadings in favor of Lucia Androneseu — Anderson’s ex-wife — because it found that MontCode Ann. § 72-2-814, which revokes, upon divorce, the designation of a spouse as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy, did not apply retroactively.

We certified the question to the Montana Supreme Court and now reverse because the Montana Supreme Court has ruled that MontCode. Ann. § 72-2-814 operates at the time of the insured’s death and revoked Andronescu’s status as a beneficiary of Anderson’s policy. Thrivent Fin. for Lutherans v. Androneseu, No. OP 12-0408, 2013 MT 13 , 300 P.3d 117 , 2013 WL 227954 (Jan. 22, 2013).

REVERSED.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.