When Michael Crichton, author and avid smoker, died of throat cancer last year, he left behind an estate worth millions, a posthumous son, a widow and four ex-wives, and a secretive will. Crichton’s son was born three months after his death and is not provided for in the will. The son stands to inherit a third of Crichton’s estate as an omitted child and Crichton’s ex-spouse, who is not an heir due to a prenuptial agreement, wants to be appointed guardian of the son’s property.
See Karen Donovan, Crichton’s Last Thriller, Portfolio.com, April 20, 2009.
Special thanks to Brandon Gaines for bringing this article to my attention.
