Anthony Marshal was the son of writer and philanthropist Brooke Astor, who passed away eight years ago at the age of 105. Anthony’s relationship with his two sons turned sour when the sons reported their father to the authorities for elder abuse when they discovered that their father might have been mistreating their grandmother. Anthony ended up being sentenced to three years in prison, but was released early because of health problems. When Anthony passed away in 2014 his sons were explicitly excluded in the will. The will left all of his $14.5 million estate to his wife and step-children. The two sons, Philip and Alex, are not bothered by their father’s decision to write them out of the will and remain active in speaking out against elder abuse.
See Sam Naimi, Anthony Marshall Disinherits Sons As Widow Reaps a Windfall, Wealth Management, June 16, 2015.
Special thanks to Jim Hillhouse for bringing this article to my attention.
