Joan Rivers’ will was filed in Manhattan Surrogate’s Court, revealing details of how her estimated $150 million estate will be divided. Rivers named her daughter Melissa Rivers executor of her estate and gave her broad authority. In addition to providing for family members, her publicist, and two assistants, Rivers also directed portions of her estate to go to numerous charities, including God’s Love We Deliver, California’s Guide Dogs for the Blind, the Jewish Guild for the Blind in Manhattan, the Simon Wiesenthal Center, the Jewish Home and Hospital Federation of Manhattan, and The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
See Natalie Finn, Joan Rivers’ Will: Melissa Rivers Named Executor of Estimated $150 Million Estate, Money Designated for Family and Multiple Charities, E Online, Dec. 9, 2014.
