Heath Ledger's Entire Estate Left to Daughter

16. Sometimes, it's just "the right thing to do." This is one of those times. But it's amazing that there are so many who would not "do the right thing."

Posted at 11:05AM on Sep 28th 2008 by VJ

17. I think it's wonderful. Nice to see people care about someone else rather than themselves. Nice to know they put aside all of thier issues for the sake of the child. Not sure what she would do with $20 million dollars but I guess it work.

Posted at 7:43AM on Sep 29th 2008 by Tammy

18. now that's a Family. one we should all be so lucky to share our lives with...

Posted at 11:10AM on Sep 28th 2008 by eli

19. There is something more important than money..............................love.

Posted at 11:27AM on Sep 28th 2008 by browntucky

20. That is wonderful they did the right thing. Im sure Heath is smiling from Heaven. Too bad that there are other families that would be so heartless and greedy in cases like this. People could learn alot from the Ledger family.

Posted at 11:29AM on Sep 28th 2008 by SugarCookie

21. Wow, stand up people connected to Hollywood, who'd of thunk it? Good people those Ledgers, good people. Now I hope that Matilda is brought up to respect and care for her father's family in their old age.

Posted at 11:36AM on Sep 28th 2008 by ddberry

22. This was the ONLY correct answer.

Posted at 11:42AM on Sep 28th 2008 by AttitudeDude

23. what kind of a-hole loser calls a little girl fugly. You have no class JC...classless. And she's adorable just like her daddy was.

Posted at 11:46AM on Sep 28th 2008 by queenbeebitch

24. #5, you're thinking of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Johnny Depp, Colin Farrel and Jude Law are all donating their salary from that movie to his daughter

Posted at 11:51AM on Sep 28th 2008 by strider

25. He died intestate, obviously not updating the last known will to provide for his daughter (absent evidence of him deliberately intending to disinherit her). As a result, his parents would have gotten nothing, anyway. When a person dies intestate, in most jurisdictions, the inheritance moves down (to children, then grandchildren, then great-grandchildren, etc.) If there are no descendants, then the inheritance ascends to parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, etc. If there are no ascendants left, then it moves out to aunts and uncles. If they are no longer around, it moves to cousins, etc. You get the picture.

So, Ledger's family would have gotten nothing, anyway, because he had one descendant, once DNA was done on the child (no presumption of paternity because the parents weren't married). The family would have looked really bad if they'd tried to block anything or taken it as far as paternity testing when the little girl is clearly the spitting image of him and he claimed her, so they backed off in order to save face and maintain a relationship with her and her mother. (Hence the "closed door meetings.") Good choice. Choose the relationship over the money. Despite not having the law on their side, this choice makes them good people, anyway.

Posted at 12:22PM on Sep 28th 2008 by Legal Eagle

26. Legal Eagle are you trying to insinuate that Heath wanted to disinherit his daughter just because he didn't update his will? How about he didn't update his will because he didn't think he was going to die so soon! It's not like he planned to OD I'm sure if he knew he was in some kind of mortal trouble he would have updated his will to include his daughter. As for the family's relationship with Michelle, from what I've read & understood, they've always had a good relationship so IMO that relationship was never in jeopardy of being in trouble or ruined.

Posted at 12:36PM on Sep 28th 2008 by Hmm

27. I think its silly,,,to give all the money to that little brat,,heaths family is crazy,,,for sure. heath,,,would not want it all to go to her,,,his will states it,,peroid...thank you

Posted at 12:42PM on Sep 28th 2008 by 8ball

28. I predict a great future as Harley Quinn for her.

Posted at 12:50PM on Sep 28th 2008 by Toby Christensen

29. Thanks strider! I thought I had caught some bit of news regarding that. Thought it was pretty cool, as is this story, that mentions his OWN family looking after his daughter.

I can't believe some of the crude and glib comments about her though. Must be the affects of 'reality tv" rotting the minds of our youth and making ignorant asses out of them, because the DRAMA is where it's at apparently. NASTY sells.

Posted at 12:58PM on Sep 28th 2008 by Mr. A

30. Heath will rest comfortably now. He would like that I think.

Posted at 1:04PM on Sep 28th 2008 by carol