From People Magazine: Jimmy Buffett’s three children have carved out different positions in the legal battle over the late singer’s $275 million trust.
During a Feb. 12 hearing in Palm Beach, Fla., attorneys for the siblings outlined their divergent views as Buffett’s widow, Jane Buffett, and his longtime adviser, Richard Mozenter, fight to remove one another as co-trustees.
In an answer and cross complaint, Jane has accused Mozenter of “wasting” the trust’s assets and withholding key financial information, while Mozenter has alleged in a complaint that Jane “has been completely uncooperative” and impaired the administration of the trust, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.
As beneficiaries of the trust, Buffett’s three children Savannah, Cameron and Delaney have been drawn into the legal dispute.
Savannah, the eldest of Buffett’s three children, opposes her mother’s effort to remove Mozenter as co-trustee.
Savannah also raised another concern that has surfaced amid the litigation: that her mother may attempt to disinherit her.
The issue emerged in filings last August, when attorneys for Mozenter presented screenshots of alleged text messages between Savannah and Jane in which Jane appeared to threaten to cut her out of the trust while comparing her behavior to that of her siblings.
Jimmy Buffett’s Oldest Daughter Claims Mom Tried to Disinherit Her as Siblings Share Other Concerns in $275M Trust Fight
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