Jerry Lewis, who passed away in August at age 91, has apparently excluded his six sons and his first wife, Patti Palmer, from inheriting as beneficiaries from his estate. The pertinent portion of the will reads: “I have intentionally excluded Gary Lewis, Ronald Lewis, Anthony Joseph Lewis, Christopher Joseph Lewis, Scott Anthony Lewis, and Joseph Christopher Lewis and their descendants as beneficiaries of my estate, it being my intention that they shall receive no benefits hereunder.” Lewis’s second wife, SanDee, and adopted daughter, Danielle, are purportedly the only beneficiaries that will inherit under the will.
See Nardine Saad, Jerry Lewis Excludes His Six Sons from His Will, Los Angeles Times, September 22, 2017.
Special thanks to Joel C. Dobris (Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law), Jin Xu Spinhirne, & Jay Brinker for bringing this article to my attention.
