Heath Ledger Leaves Everything to Parents and Sisters

Posted by Lui on Mar 14th, 2008 | 1 comment home title

He was a fine actor and his sudden death was a shock to most people. There has been a lot of questions surrounding his death and just recently it has been concluded that the actor’s untimely death was ruled to be the result of an accidental overdose of prescription medications. Six different prescription drugs were found in his apartment at the time of his death. It really saddens me when such a young and talented person passes away especially since he has a two year old daughter, Matilda.

Some people have also been speculating on who will be the beneficiaries of Ledger’s estate. In a will he drafted in 2003 and filed in his native Australia, the actor left everything he owned to his parents and three sisters. The will predates Ledger’s relationship with Michelle Williams and the birth of their two-year-old daughter, Matilda. However, the actor’s father, Kim, made it clear that the two of them would be taken care of in an appropriate manner.

“Matilda is our absolute priority and Michelle is an integral part of our family,” Kim Ledger said in a statement. “They will be taken care of and that’s how Heath would want it to be.”

Ledger’s rep also stressed that provisions would be made for Williams and Matilda.

According to documents filed in Manhattan Surrogate’s Court, Ledger had less than $145,000 in New York assets at the time of his Jan. 22 death, including about $100,000 in bank accounts, a $25,000 Toyota Prius and $20,000 in furniture and fixtures.

However, those holdings are little indication of the true size of Ledger’s estate, which may include the Brooklyn townhouse he shared with Williams during their relationship, as well as any property holdings in Australia or money he had stashed away in trusts.

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