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Ledger's Estate Goes to Daughter

Posted Sep 29, 08 9:25 AM CDT in Arts & Living,  Gossip 

(Newser) – Heath Ledger’s estate will go to his daughter, Matilda, the late actor's dad tells Perth Now. “There is no claim,'' Kim Ledger said of the estimated $16.6 million bequest. “Our family has gifted everything to Matilda.'' Ledger’s will, written before his daughter’s birth in 2005, left everything to his sisters and parents.


Source: Australia's News Network

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Heath Ledger, right, and Michelle Williams arrive for the Australian premier of the movie "Brokeback Mountain" in Melbourne, Australia, in this Tuesday Jan. 10, 2006 file photo.   (AP Photo/Steve Holland, file)
Heath Ledger arrives with Michelle Williams for the 78th Academy Awards, in this Sunday, March 5, 2006 file photo, in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Heath Ledger arrives at the Marc Jacobs spring 2008 collection show during Fashion Week in New York, Monday, Sept. 10, 2007.   (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
In this Nov. 13, 2007 file photo, actor Heath Ledger attends a special Cinema Society and Hogan hosted screening of "I'm Not There" at the Chelsea West Cinemas, in New York.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
This image provided by Focus Features shows actor Heath Ledger portraying the character Ennis Del Mar in the movie "Brokeback Mountain."   (AP Photo/Focus Features)
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