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Ledger Family Feuds Over Estate

Actor's uncles say his father shouldn't be trusted with the money

By Sam Gale Rosen,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 19, 2008 3:06 PM CDT

(Newser) – Heath Ledger's estate has sparked a family squabble, with his uncles claiming the late actor's father is unfit to handle his his assets and make sure his daughter Matilda is cared for. The uncles say Kim Ledger bungled their grandfather's estate so badly that he had to be removed as executor, People reports. "It plunged into enormous debt," says Mike Ledger.

In a will written before his relationship to Matilda's mother, Michelle Williams, Heath left everything to his parents and sisters. "Our only vested interest is to assure that Matilda is well looked after," says Mike, who wants an outside executor appointed. Their grandfather, Sir Frank Ledger, was a respected Australian engineer, whose estate was worth about $2 million in the '80s. 

In this Monday, Nov. 6, 2006 file picture, actor Heath Ledger arrives for the premiere of his film Candy in New York.
In this Monday, Nov. 6, 2006 file picture, actor Heath Ledger arrives for the premiere of his film "Candy" in New York.   (AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh, File)
Actor Heath Ledger attends a special Cinema Society and Hogan hosted screening of I'm Not There at the Chelsea West Cinemas, in this Nov. 13, 2007, file photo in New York.
Actor Heath Ledger attends a special Cinema Society and Hogan hosted screening of "I'm Not There" at the Chelsea West Cinemas, in this Nov. 13, 2007, file photo in New York.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file )
Former fiancee and Brokeback Mountain co-star Michelle Williams, left, and sister Kate Ledger arrive at a memorial service for the late actor Heath Ledger in Perth, Australia, Feb. 9, 2008.
Former fiancee and "Brokeback Mountain" co-star Michelle Williams, left, and sister Kate Ledger arrive at a memorial service for the late actor Heath Ledger in Perth, Australia, Feb. 9, 2008.   (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
Friends and family of the late Hollywood actor Heath Ledger gather at The Indiana Tea House, where his wake is being held in Perth, Australia, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008.
Friends and family of the late Hollywood actor Heath Ledger gather at The Indiana Tea House, where his wake is being held in Perth, Australia, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008.   (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
Ledger's family is seen entering the late actor's memorial service in Perth Australia, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008.
Ledger's family is seen entering the late actor's memorial service in Perth Australia, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008.   (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
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