{"id":13271,"date":"2018-12-20T00:24:42","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T05:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/Life-Insurance-Blog\/va-family-fights-for-life-insurance-despite-murder-confession\/"},"modified":"2018-12-20T00:24:42","modified_gmt":"2018-12-20T05:24:42","slug":"va-family-fights-for-life-insurance-despite-murder-confession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2018\/12\/20\/va-family-fights-for-life-insurance-despite-murder-confession\/","title":{"rendered":"Va Family Fights For Life Insurance Despite Murder Confession"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. \u2013 Bellamy Gamboa has not been seen since July. Weeks after she disappeared, her ex-boyfriend and father of her toddler twins confessed to killing the mother of four at the Virginia Beach home they shared over the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Police have stopped looking for her body. Her family has even come to terms that they may never get it back.<\/p>\n<p>While those closest to the 39-year-old have found ways to cope with her death, they say the state of Virginia isn\u2019t making it easy for them to move on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are reliving the nightmare,\u201d explained Charisse Gamboa, Bellamy\u2019s sister. \u201cWhile it died down after her memorial in September, we received news in October that a judge will not declare her dead. It\u2019s like she\u2019s non-existent to her home state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Without Bellamy being declared dead, Charisse says the family is unable to access the benefits Bellamy set up for her children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBellamy worked her entire young adult life. She dedicated her time and skill and was responsible in making sure her children would benefit if she were to ever leave this life,\u201d said Charisse.<\/p>\n<p>Area insurance companies tell News 3 after a family member dies, it is standard procedure for beneficiaries to file a death claim. In order to do that, beneficiaries need a certified copy of a death certificate.<\/p>\n<p>Without a body, Bellamy\u2019s family says they\u2019re stuck.<\/p>\n<p>That leaves the family with only two options: Wait for Johnson\u2019s case to play out in its entirety in court or hire a civil attorney to help with such a case. Charisse says neither option is ideal for the family, but they are leaning more towards hiring an attorney instead of waiting for Johnson\u2019s case to move through the justice system.<\/p>\n<p>To help with costs for the attorney, canceled travel expenses, prior engagements and the benefit of her children, Charisse says the family is accepting donations on their GoFundMe page, \u201cJustice 4 Bellamy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Click here for our full coverage on the disappearance of Bellamy Gamboa<\/p>\n<p class=\"shirttail\">___<\/p>\n<p class=\"shirttail\">(c)2018 WTKR-TV, Norfolk<\/p>\n<p class=\"shirttail\">Visit WTKR-TV, Norfolk at www.wtkr.com<\/p>\n<p class=\"shirttail\">Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/insurancenewsnet.com\/oarticle\/gamboa-family-fighting-for-life-insurance-benefits-for-children-despite-murder-confession\">Va Family Fights For Life Insurance Despite Murder Confession<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/insurancenewsnet.com\/\">InsuranceNewsNet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. \u2013 Bellamy Gamboa has not been seen since July. 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