Pop star the late Aaron Carter died more than four years ago, and the tragic "money war" among his surviving family members has ended in a hollow conclusion. In the court battle over Aaron Carter's estate brought by his biological mother, she was completely defeated by his ex-fiancée.
According to the Daily Mail's report on the 7th (local time), a U.S. court dismissed an objection to the inheritance filed by Aaron Carter's mother, Jane Shenk.
Judge Jessica A. Wozkateghi, who handled the case, recently ruled that Aaron Carter's estate is "insolvent." In other words, the liabilities exceed the assets left by Aaron Carter.
Accordingly, the judge ordered that the remaining noncash assets be distributed to Melanie Martin, Aaron Carter's ex-fiancée and the mother of his son Prince (4). Jane Shenk's attempt to block the execution of her son's estate was thus completely thwarted.
Earlier, Jane Shenk filed a strong objection with the court in February, claiming that Melanie Martin illegally withdrew about $24,530 (about 3,300,000 won) from her son's account in November 2022, immediately after Aaron Carter's death.
Shenk also criticized the estate administrator for siding with Martin and handling matters unfairly. She said she offered $30,000 to buy her son's publicity rights (the right to commercially use name and likeness), but the administrator ignored it. However, the court did not accept these claims by Jane.
Interestingly, while Shenk pointed to Martin's "financial impropriety," she expressed complicated feelings about her grandson Prince. In court documents, Shenk acknowledged that Melanie is a good mother to Prince and said she believes Melanie is taking good care of the child's physical and emotional needs.
She went on to say, "I also admit my own fault in creating a bad relationship with Melanie," expressing belated regret. In fact, Shenk had a rocky relationship with her son over money during his lifetime as well, including legal disputes over allegations that she used his money at will while acting as his manager when Aaron Carter was a minor.
Aaron Carter was found dead in his home bathtub on Nov. 5, 2022, plunging fans around the world into grief. The autopsy ruled the cause of death an accidental drowning that occurred after drug use.
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