Anonymous wrote:My father died last year and I got absolutely nothing. We were very close. Everything went to my mother. I haven't lost any sleep over it, I assumed that would have happened anyway.

I don't see how this situation is any different. The surviving spouse got it all.

I think there's a difference when not a stepfather who didn't raise you but your own mother (who likely adores you and would save your life over her own) inherits it all.

My father died last year and I got absolutely nothing. We were very close. Everything went to my mother. I haven't lost any sleep over it, I assumed that would have happened anyway.

I don't see how this situation is any different. The surviving spouse got it all.

Anonymous wrote:Familiarity breeds contempt. Likely they were close but kept fighting each other, and in a fit of pique, and aided by her husband, she cut her daughters off the will... and didn't have time to reinstate them.

Oh well.

Didn’t have time? She blew her freaking head off.

Anonymous wrote:So a wife dies and leaves everything to her life parter and spouse? Not sure where the drama is in that. Not as though her daughters were in financial need and she injured them by not providing additional resources. What’s the big deal? Aren’t people free to do what they wish with the money they earned?

Yeah, me either. That's what my dad did. My mom got everything, so that she could still take care of herself.

Kids are not entitled to inheritances. And those daughters make a **** ton themselves.

When Wy + Ashley were younger, Naomi struggled so much just to keep a jar of peanut butter on the table.
They were even on welfare and food stamps as well.

Perfect rags -> riches story!
Wynonna became a very successful solo artist - she even had big plans to tour w/her Mother prior to her untimely passing.
I know in her past she had some money issues (for more, read her book!).
Plus Naomi & Wy had a very difficult relationship.
They went months w/o speaking to each other at various times sadly. 🙁

Ashley was a huge powerhouse who had it all….and then some!
Extraordinary classic beauty, brains and was a very talented actress in Hollywood.
Unfortunately her career was negatively cut short due to her rejection of the slimeball Harry Weinstein.
She is very outspoken politically and even earned a college degree late in life.

Both women are very capable of making a substantial amount of money in their respective careers.
It would only make complete sense for Naomi to leave her entire estate to her spouse Larry.
She probably entrusted him 1000% to manage Naomi’s finances/estate on his own…..

Anonymous wrote:So a wife dies and leaves everything to her life parter and spouse? Not sure where the drama is in that. Not as though her daughters were in financial need and she injured them by not providing additional resources. What’s the big deal? Aren’t people free to do what they wish with the money they earned?

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Anonymous wrote:To commit suicide the night before the awards and leave nothing to her daughters reflects the extent of her mental illness. Very sad.

She died from mental illness. She did not commit a crime. The symptoms of her illness killed her.

Her daughters are both grown and capable. She left her estate to her spouse of 33 years. Most married people leave their money to their surviving spouse. There is nothing of mental illness in that very rational choice

No one said Naomi committed a crime.

DP

The word "commit" implies a crime or at least a transgression. The preferred (by non-jerks) term is "died by suicide," not "committed suicide"

We’re the rights to the Judds music catalog sold yet? If not, Wynnona will be more than fine. Until someone complains on the record, this drama is made up. There are plenty of non-probate assets and likely a trust. That her husband of 33 years was named sole executed of the will seems reasonable.

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Anonymous wrote:So a wife dies and leaves everything to her life parter and spouse? Not sure where the drama is in that. Not as though her daughters were in financial need and she injured them by not providing additional resources. What’s the big deal? Aren’t people free to do what they wish with the money they earned?

He’s not their father. Interesting choice to give it all to him. He could remarry tomorrow and every dime would go to his new wife. Especially hurtful since the money Naomi made came from her daughter’s powerful voice.

This happens really often. So many men marry again and the new wife gets 100%, including jewelry and possessions of the first wife. And first wife’s family’s possessions that she had inherited. Ask me how I know. You only get to choose your heirs if you’re the last to die.

Happened to my dh. I think it is so crappy. His dad left $5M for his stepmother. Zero to mh dh. Stepmother died and left us zero. DH was adopted + his adoptive mom died when he was 13. He felt his dad did not want him. Crappy people should not be allowed to have kids.

Ugh. My heart aches for him. I lost my mom as a teenager. I’m sure he has had a rough road.

Thanks and sorry about your mom.

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Anonymous wrote:So a wife dies and leaves everything to her life parter and spouse? Not sure where the drama is in that. Not as though her daughters were in financial need and she injured them by not providing additional resources. What’s the big deal? Aren’t people free to do what they wish with the money they earned?

He’s not their father. Interesting choice to give it all to him. He could remarry tomorrow and every dime would go to his new wife. Especially hurtful since the money Naomi made came from her daughter’s powerful voice.

This happens really often. So many men marry again and the new wife gets 100%, including jewelry and possessions of the first wife. And first wife’s family’s possessions that she had inherited. Ask me how I know. You only get to choose your heirs if you’re the last to die.

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Anonymous wrote:To commit suicide the night before the awards and leave nothing to her daughters reflects the extent of her mental illness. Very sad.

She died from mental illness. She did not commit a crime. The symptoms of her illness killed her.

Her daughters are both grown and capable. She left her estate to her spouse of 33 years. Most married people leave their money to their surviving spouse. There is nothing of mental illness in that very rational choice

No one said Naomi committed a crime.

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Anonymous wrote:To commit suicide the night before the awards and leave nothing to her daughters reflects the extent of her mental illness. Very sad.

She died from mental illness. She did not commit a crime. The symptoms of her illness killed her.

Her daughters are both grown and capable. She left her estate to her spouse of 33 years. Most married people leave their money to their surviving spouse. There is nothing of mental illness in that very rational choice

Yes, she died from mental illness. Suicide requires an act. She committed suicide due to her severe depression (mental illness)..

Estate taxes may be pretty hefty.

Wynona would be smart to be less money grubbing. It is not a good look for her.

Anonymous wrote:Do they really need her money though? I don't think there's anything wrong with this - offspring are NOT entitled to their parents money.

Each girl is worth about 14 million.

She was married to her husband for 33 years.