Singer Amy Winehouse Leaves Behind Iron Clad Estate Plan

The body of twenty-seven year old singer Amy Winehouse was found in her London flat Saturday. An autopsy performed two days later proved inconclusive as to the exact cause of death. Though the singer lead a tumultuous life, she left behind a straightforward, iron clad estate plan. Winehouse’s will likely leaves her estimated £10million fortune to her mother Janis Winehouse, father Mitch Winehouse, and brother Alex Winehouse. Missing from the list of beneficiaries is Winhouse’s ex-husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, who is currently incarcerated.

After a ceremony held yesterday for close friends and family of the deceased singer, Winehouse’s body was cremated in North London. After the cremation, Winehouse’s bodyguards (including Andrew Morris, the bodyguard who called for help after finding Winehouse’s lifeless body) posed for a picture with the box containing the singer’s ashes.

See Ron Dicker, Amy Winehouse’s Will: Singer-Songwriter Played It Smart, Daily Finance, Jul. 26, 2011; Cliff Renfrew, Amy Winehouse’s Jailed Ex-Husband Cut Out of Her $16 Million FortuneAmy’s drug-addled ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil left out of her £10million will, Daily Mail, Jul. 27, 2011; Winehouse’s Bodyguards—Posing with Amy’s Ashes, TMZ, Jul. 26, 2011.

Special thanks to Jim Hillhouse (WealthCounsel) for bringing this article to my attention.