Taxation & Estate Planning

Feuding Over Heath Ledger’s Estate

By Michael D. Bonasera, Esq.

According to this post in today’s Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog and this post at Yahoo (omg.yahoo.com), Heath Ledger’s family is embroiled in a battle over the control of Heath’s estate:

Heath’s Uncles are less than satisfied with Heath’s father’s (Kim’s) ability to care for Heath’s assets claiming that they’re only interest is that Heath’s daughter (Matilda) is taken care of.

Its not interesting that people are fighting over money, but that the feud has apparently been going on since the death of Heath’s Grandfather when Kim was “removed as the executor of their grandfather’s estate 15 years ago.”

Further complicating things is that “Heath’s will, which was drafted before he met Michelle Williams and the birth of his daughter, Matilda, left his belongings to his parents and siblings.”

“When you are talking about large sums of money like this, it should be an independent executor, but Kim hasn’t chosen that way,” Mike Ledger added.

Full post as published by The Ohio Trust & Estate Blog on March 21, 2008 (boomark / email).