Priscilla Presley is difficult the validity of an modification to her late daughter Lisa Marie Presley’s will that eliminated her as a trustee and would give her grandchild a big stake within the Graceland empire.
Lisa Marie eliminated her mom and former enterprise supervisor, Barry Siegel, as co-trustees of her will in 2016, in response to a courtroom petition from Priscilla’s attorneys, and changed them along with her youngsters, Riley and Benjamin Keough.
Benjamin Keough died in 2020, leaving Riley Keough, a 33-year-old actor, as the only real trustee.
File – L-R Lisa Marie Presley, Priscilla Presley, and Riley Keough attend the Handprint Ceremony honoring Three Generations of Presley’s at TCL Chinese Theatre on June 21, 2022 in Hollywood, California.
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Priscilla’s petition alleges that she was not notified of the modification to her daughter’s will till after her demise. Lisa Marie died on Jan. 12 at age 54 after being hospitalized for cardiac arrest. She was Elvis Presley’s solely youngster.
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The petition additionally claims that the modification misspells Priscilla’s identify, and questions the authenticity of Lisa Marie’s signature.
“(The signature) appears inconsistent with (Lisa Marie Presley’s) usual and customary signature,” the paperwork state, as reported by CNN.
Other complaints within the petition allege that the modification was not notarized, it solely exists as a PDF copy, and Lisa Marie’s signature is on a clean web page within the doc, with no language pertaining to the change in trustees.
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In 2005, Lisa Marie offered a big share of her possession in Graceland Holdings, the guardian firm of Elvis Presley Enterprises. At the time of her demise, she owned a 15 per cent stake within the firm.
Lisa Marie was additionally the only real proprietor of Graceland Mansion, Elvis Presley’s former residence and current-day vacationer attraction. The property contains 13 acres of land, in addition to Elvis Presley’s remaining private belongings like costumes, awards and vehicles.
The precise explanation for Lisa Marie’s demise has not but been revealed by the Los Angeles County coroner.
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