Gary Coleman's Will Was Pushed on Him, Lawyer Says

By PopEater Staff Posted Jun 23rd 2010 07:25AM

In an exclusive interview with RadarOnline.com, Gary Coleman's lawyer Randy Kester has cast doubts on amendments Coleman made to his will in 2007 to benefit then-wife Shannon Price.

"It was clearly dictated to him," Kester says of the handwritten amended will. "Someone's telling him what to write. My guess is it was probably Shannon." Kester says the amendment -- termed a "codicil" -- is ridden with legal jargon. "Those are not Gary's words. Gary wouldn't even know how to pronounce some of those words."

Price is relying on the validation of the 2007 will to secure the rights to Coleman's estate, which may not be worth much now, but could become very valuable in coming years. "Everyone's fighting over what might happen in the future," Kester previously said, adding that if a book or movie deal arises, "you're really fighting over millions."

The questionable 2007 will, dated September 4, includes bits like, "I made this change of free will and was not coerced in any way ... this I have done because of my personal selfishness and my weakness and I love her [Shannon] with all my heart."

Kester tells Radar he thinks Price possessed the original will, dictated these changes, held onto the revised version, and has brought it forward now that the time is right. Before the changes, Coleman's 2005 will left everything to close friend Anna Gray. Price and Gray have already been involved in a battle over Coleman's cremated remains.

Whether the will was forced or not, Kester deems it worthless: "It's void because it was written before they were divorced." At the time of Coleman's death, he and Price had been divorced for almost two years.

Coleman's estranged parents yesterday said Price behaved "a little weird," referencing the deathbed photos of Gary that Price snapped and sold to a tabloid.

Tags: Gary Coleman, Shannon Price

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Wednesday 23 June

By kim

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Paula..You are a major "IDOT"....pray to God you never lose a loved one ...besides you where not born...you where created in a lab.....God help you

By Harpo

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Paula, the joke loses any meaning when you spell a word incorrectly. It also shows the type of person you are as well ! Trash !

By dharma

why does everyone find it hard to believe someone wouldnt change their will to then include the person they then loved? where does this all make sense to anyone... its just more 15 minutes of fame... and greed. i totally believe he made new wills i have scrapes of paper that changed a will 100 percent. i was sitting at my desk, my partner said, will you give me 4.00 so i did, then i looked up and was handed two pieces of paper. one selling me four major things they owned. the other was to change their will. and put it all in my name. we went to the attorney it was done legally. no one trusts the new person in the will. no one. why do they think they would be the only people in the will or that person life. times change life changes it not all the same grow up.

By MZVIRB

IS MASON RESSE AVAILABLE?

By N2

GARY'S DUMBER THAN MUD EX WIFE MAY NOT BE AS DUMB AS SHE SEEMS. GARY NEEDED A RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST HER THAT HE GOT BUT NEVER SERVERD HER WITH. GARY SAID SHE WILL STEAL EVERYTHING HE HAD GIVEN THE CHANCE. THEN SHE HAD THE RIGHT TO PULL THE PLUG ON HIS LIFE SUPPORT WHICH SHE DID. THEN SHE ENDED UP WITH HIS ESTATE BY VIRTUE OF A WILL SHE SEEMED TO HAVE WRITTEN FOR HIM. THIS IS A VERY CALCULATIING BLACK WIDOW.

By Angiebaby

Uh-huh. She pushed on him, alright! But moving forward.... Legally, I wouldn't think it an issue if he made out a will and didn't change it after a divorce. A divorce doesn't change a will, it changes a marital status. What should be a legal issue is whether the will was signed by witnesses, in the presence of an attorney or notarized by a licensed Notary Republic. Short of making our your will on a deserted island where none of these legal protocols can be met, and his other Last Will & Testaments were legal, then the last legal Will & Testament should stand.

Friday 09 July

By greg

Let the poor guy lay in peace for crying out loud.
Have some respect for the dead.

Monday 12 July

By redbonesess

The sad part about all of this is, this poor guy had a rough life thanks to his parents and now his death is a big controversy thanks to his wife. WOW is all I can say, it is a shame, there is really no trustworthy people anymore.

I'm with you, they should let the man rest in peace; he clearly couldn't get any peace while he was alive. Let's show a little more respect for the dead.

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