I feel sorry for his children, who really seem to care about him. No one should have to go through their elderly, possibly dying parent being shifted around to and fro in some sadistic “Hide The Thing” or Peek-a-Boo game. There is no way Jean, the present wife can justify this. She has got to know how bad it makes her look, but Jean clearly does not care how the ‘little people’ think.
As in most cases of this type, all you have to do is follow the money. At one time, Kasey was worth an estimated $80 million; his will calls for the estate to be split between his current wife and the three children from his first marriage.
The second Ms. Kasem apparently has no desire to share the proceeds with her step-children. She has been liquidating elements of the estate and there has been no accounting of where the money is going. Given her husband’s condition, the current Mrs. Kasem could easily claim the money is needed for his medical bills and related expenses. I’m also guessing that his current “residency” on an Indian reservation makes it even more difficult for the courts to enforce decisions regarding his care, given the semi-autonomous status enjoyed by tribal governments.
This is setting the stage for one hell of a probate battle. But it looks like Jean Kasem has been preparing for this scenario for several years, and his older children may never get an accurate listing of the estate’s value/assets, much less an actual share of his fortune. Jean clearly doesn’t care how she looks; there’s too much money at stake and with her career in the toilet, Casey’s estate will keep her in a luxurious lifestyle for the remainder of her days.
2 months before Hubby’s dad passed hubby’s sister moved him from his assisted care facility.....and didn’t tell anyone where he was. We found out he passed by the obit in the newspaper which she had published the day of the funeral. You can’t get much lower than that.