Surprising Detail, Twist In Gene Hackman's Will Revealed

www.iheart.com ^ | March 14, 2025 | Jason Hall

[Valpal1]

Well, now we know why the kids didn’t check on dear old dad.

[Dr. Franklin]

He was great in Unforgiven mocking English Bob as the "Duck of Death".

[SauronOfMordor]

They died alone, and it was a week before discovery.

Doesn’t look like the children cared.

[Red Badger]

Now we know why...................

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Awakawa's ...savings would be donated to charity if both died within 90 days of each other. Awakawa's estate could still go to charity as New Mexico is a community property state.

Now that's an interesting term in the will. Were they afraid of foul play? I'm surprised that the same term was not in both their wills. I'm sure Hackman's three kids harbored grudges about Dad dumping Mom and marrying wife #2 who was 30 years younger than himself.

Hackman's estate could presumably go to his children, despite not being included in his will, as they are the most direct living heirs

Wow, that's surprising.

Hackman's son, Christopher, the oldest of his three adult children, reportedly hired prominent California trust and estate attorney Andrew M. Katzenstein to challenge the will

There's no way that legal challenge could be completed in that short amount of time.

[Sacajaweau]

They more likely than not gave someone POA...No matter...it's their business....and while it will become a Public Record, i'd just let the family go through this without our input.

IOW....Rest In Peace.

[SaxxonWoods]

Maybe the offspring were estranged from him for other reasons. It happens. Or maybe they are already financially secured because he helped them well before he passed away. It seems odd the offspring didn’t stay in close touch. When my dad was declining and in his 90’s I flew to see him for a week almost every month for 18 months. We had professional people with him 24/7, and my sister was just blocks away. She got a break when I was visiting.

[calljack]

his kids get his money

[dp0622]

I guess Clint Eastwood will have to see him in hell :)

He didn’t deserve this. He was building a house!

[DIRTYSECRET]

We need a divorce law for use within families. Any estranged person should be allowed to disavow any family member.

We might already have it in some form in some states but it’s not putting a stop to all the challenges. People are territorial vultures.

[AbolishCSEU]

Adult children often get an insect up their posterior when they ruminate upon how their childhood wasn’t perfect.

[V_TWIN]

Nothing weirds people out more than when someone passes away and who gets what.

I’ve seen it many times.

Any idea what the estate is worth?

[DeplorablePaul]

I bet the wife turned Hackman against his kids.

[Blood of Tyrants]

And apparently the wife was too tight to hire a caregiver for her husband.

[pierrem15]

Wow, that's surprising.

Not surprising at all: that's part of the common law for centuries, and why you are usually asked to specify what happens to your estate if your primary beneficiary goes before you do.

I guess given the age difference, neither Hackman nor his wife thought he would go before she did.

[Blood of Tyrants]

No, it didn’t say the will had gone through probate, just that his son had hired a lawyer.

[pierrem15]

she would go before he did.

[9YearLurker]

Not that surprising.

[SMARTY]

He kept them at arms length all their lives