Heath Ledger's Daughter To Inherit His Estate

by Jarrett Martineau | September 29, 2008 at 08:21 am

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Deceased actor Heath Ledger has left the entirety of his estate to his daughter Matilda Rose.

Despite some speculation that Ledger's former partner Michelle Williams would lodge a claim for the money, there has been no challenge from Williams, and Ledger's family has given all of the money to Matilda.

Heath Ledger's 2-year-old daughter Matilda Rose will inherit all of her father's estate, Ledger's father says.

The Australian actor, who died from an accidental prescription drug overdose in January, signed a will before his daughter was born leaving everything to his parents and three sisters. Some had speculated his former partner Michelle Williams would lodge a claim for the money.

But Ledger's father, Kim Ledger, told the Australian newspaper The Sunday Times that the family had given all the money to Matilda and that there had been no challenge from Williams.

"There is no claim," the newspaper quoted Kim Ledger as saying in a report published Sunday. "Our family has gifted everything to Matilda."

The actor signed the will on April 12, 2003. It lists assets and cash of just $118,000, but the actor's estate is believed to be worth more than $16.3 million, the newspaper said.