The dying of Lisa Marie Presley has set off a authorized battle between the late singer’s property and her mom Priscilla Presley. The previous spouse of Elvis is contesting the desire of her daughter, claiming {that a} doc won’t be genuine. Whereas Priscilla, has claimed she is attempting to maintain her household collectively, the daughter of Lisa Marie is reportedly now at odds along with her grandmother and “dissatisfied” within the present state of affairs.
Underneath the present phrases of the final will of Lisa Marie Presley, her daughter Riley Keough is to behave as trustee of the property. Nonetheless, it’s the signature on a 2016 doc that transferred trusteeship from Priscilla to Riley that Priscilla Presley is at the moment contesting. This can nearly actually result in a authorized battle contained in the Presley household, which a supply tells ET is disappointing to Riley as she merely desires to meet her mom’s needs.
Whereas an announcement from Priscilla Presley following her resolution to contest the desire said a need to maintain the household collectively, the supply claims that Riley sees her grandmother’s actions as doing exactly the alternative. The supply additionally says that Riley and Priscilla should not at the moment shut, however Riley is enthusiastic about altering that, although this authorized concern could stand in the best way of that.
Final month Priscilla Presley filed paperwork to contest the desire of Lisa Marie. Previous to 2016, Priscilla was one of many trustees of her daughter’s property, however a not too long ago found 2016 doc transfers that duty to Lisa Marie’s kids Riley and Benjamin Keough. Benjamin handed away in 2020, leaving Riley as the only trustee.
Priscilla is claiming there are irregularities with this new doc, together with that the signature on it doesn’t match Lisa Marie’s signature, and that the doc was not beforehand delivered to her, because it ought to have been beneath the earlier phrases of the belief. Priscilla is asking that each she and Riley be set as co-trustees, as the opposite former trustee together with Priscilla, her enterprise supervisor Barry Siegel, is planning to resign from the place.
It is sadly not unusual for battles over cash, and management of it, to emerge after someone’s dying. We not too long ago watched an identical state of affairs play out following the dying of actress Anne Heche. Since Heche had no will, there was a battle concerning who ought to be in command of her property. In the long run, her eldest son Homer was positioned in cost.
At this level, it appears a decide might want to rule to convey this concern to a detailed. If the doc at concern is seen as legitimate then issues will keep as they’re and Riley will stay as trustee of the property. If there’s a need to maintain the household collectively then hopefully no matter occurs the household of Lisa Marie Presley will be capable of transfer previous all this as soon as the choice has been made.
