Posted on 06/02/2010 12:33:07 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Four days after Gary Coleman's wife, Shannon Price, opted to remove the actor from life support, a report has surfaced suggesting she didn't have the right to make that call.
"Some people have raised the issue that they saw Gary and Shannon on 'Divorce Court,'" Coleman's attorney, Randy Kester, told UsMagazine.com, "and now there's some questions about whether or not they were married at the time of the death and whether [Shannon] had the authority to pull the plug at the hospital."
The couple, who quietly wed in 2007, appeared on the Fox court show in 2008. In February, Coleman pleaded guilty to misdemeanor mischief following an April 2009 domestic dispute with Price.
"Some people in the public are raising issues whether she had authority to do that and if she has authority to be making funeral arrangements, and exactly where she fits into his estate," Kester added. "I think there's going to be some developing controversy about some issues of authority."
Documents clarifying Price's authority have yet to be found.
"Everyone is out there searching for a will," said Kester, "and I haven't seen one yet."
Coleman, the troubled child star best known for his role on the hit sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes," died last Friday from a brain hemorrhage caused by an accident at his Utah home. He was 42.
Price, 24, has not responded directly to the controversy. She wrote in a statement that she was "very grateful for all the wonderful support [from fans]... This is so comforting to the family to know how beloved he still is."
According to Us, the actor's funeral will be held Friday or Saturday in the Salt Lake City area.
Little man, big money. Here come the relatives who haven’t spoken to him in years...
Not to mention the perception of a gold-digging wife. This has movie of the week written all over it. Pure Hollyweird gold.
I don't think he had much money to speak of.
A little late to be wondering if she had the right to “pull the plug”, ya think?
RIP GC
I understand when he turned 18, he was dead broke. His parents had spent everything he made.
Kester is a Magazine guy and he hasn’t seen a will...Really...and he should see one because??
He was a working actor until he was 42. May not have been on hit tv shows, but between VH1 shows and personal appearances he made six figures easy. Probably more. He’s done voiceover work too.
Ooops.
That's not the only thing she digs...probably got some bones buried in the back yard. Woof. Poor guy really fell from grace.
Kester is Coleman's atty...Hasn't seen a will....Gee...my attorney has a copy of mine in his files... Is Coleman's atty looking for his cut....Bet Coleman's wife has it..
What money?
He was working as a mall security guard at one time and filed for bankruptcy in 1999. He may have gotten residuals from Diff’rent Strokes reruns, and he may also have gotten money from “meet and greets.”
He was bumming around for work as a security guard not too long ago. Guys that make six figures for relatively easy, regular acting work probably wouldn’t want to deal with the grind of the security biz.
She looks guilty to me.
Method acting for a security guard role. (just kidding)
No, he didn't, at least not in life. BUT, if this woman pulled the cord without the legal authority to order such action, the hospital is staring the down the barrel of a wrongful death suit. There's your profit motive. What a mess.
I'm not sure if her representation of legal wife indemnify the hospital. It may not.
#14 is the story I heard.
You are clueless Gary Coleman was almost broke thanks to his worthless “parents”. Why do you think he was working as a Security Guard. Man get a clue.
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