kinda, the money is the child's but whoever's care the daughter ends up in is responsible for the money till she turns 18 the executor of the Will is supposed to make sure it is handled properly you can put provisions to hold back a certain amount till the daughter reaches proper age with a legal notorised Will.
No.
No, the insurance money goes to the beneficiary named in the policy. If the beneficiary is not named, or the estate is named, it will go into probate.
Beneficiary
Yes, the debts must be paid before the estate is divided up between beneficiaries.
In the US, the money is not taxable if the beneficiary is an adult.
No. That money belongs to the beneficiary of the policy.
The contingent beneficiary, if one was named.
No one. Each child will be able to collect their share of the money when they are 18. The money for the minor child will be kept by the insurance company until the minor turns 18. This is why it is not a good idea to name minors as beneficiaries of life insurance policies if the money would be necessary for the upbringing of the child. Either name an adult that you trust or create a life insurance trust to be named as the beneficiary.
Goes to the beneficiaries heir's or estate.
I'm not totally sure what you are asking but it sounds like the child died. If the child died and the child was insured, the money will go to the beneficiary listed on the policy. If your brother surrendered parental rights, this child is no longer his, so I seriously doubt he has any claim whatsoever.
yes
In that case, the money will be kept deposited with the insurance company as unclaimed amount. In absence of the beneficiary, the insurance company can pay the money to the legal heir of the policy holder, but that has to be sufficiently proved in the Court of Law.