Australian Zoo in Middle of Legal Dispute

The adopted son of Maurice John Bade wants a piece of the$650,000 bequest to the Royal Zoological Society, the organization behind theAdelaide and Monarto Zoos in South Australia. 

Michael Thomas Bade, 59, claims he was left without adequate support and should be entitled to a larger share of his father’s estate after being left only $14,000 in his father’s will.  However, the Society believes it is a worthybeneficiary, claiming it will apply the donation to combat their $20 milliondebt and help save species from extinction.

See Loukas Founten, Son Seeks Greater Share of Zoo Bequest,Australian Broadcasting Company, June 7, 2013.