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85 year old Millionaire Hugh Hefner Engagement to 25 year old called off

Apparently she did not want to spend 15+ years trying to fight the pre nup and pursuing estate litigation like Anna Nicole and her estate have. Shocking it would not have worked out with just a 60 year age difference. 

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Hugh Hefner Engaged called off

Trust and Estate Litigation re Dennis Hoppers estate and dispute over prenup will occur

As predicted yesterday on ProbateAttorneyblog.com then confirmed by TMZ.com

her attorney plans to argue in probate court that per their pre nup Victoria Hopper should receive $250,000 and 25% of his estate since they had not divorced yet and she was living on the same property as his at the time of his death although in different houses.

As previously mentioned on probateattorneyblog.com there is a link to their prenup which provides that she gets nothing if they are not living together and married at the time of death.

It also said that if they have a child together which they did within 60 days of either party filing for divorce she had to move out. He filed for divorce in January and sought to get her out although she was allowed to stay for the time being but then he was awarded a restraining order as the judge ruled she was negatively impacting his health. 

As TMZ reported February 11 other highlights of the prenup included

-- Dennis keeps all his property -- which includes a house and a condo in Venice, a building in New Mexico on 320 acres, land in Arizona and a number of other properties.

-- Dennis keeps his "separate property pension and retirement benefits." 

-- Dennis keeps his huge collection of fine arts worth over $2.5 million, including a $350,000 painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat.

It also said she gets to keep her separate property -- including two computers, two bookcases full of books, a 1973 VW Karmann Ghia, and her grandma's furniture.

They additional indicate if she had been living with him and eligible for the 25% she would have received $6.25 million (as that also includes a portion of the value of his home).

The prenup litigation and whether she was "living with him" should be interesting. As it would seem clear that the point of the prenup and phrasing that she needs to move out in 60 days of filing as well as providing they would need to be living together was that if they were married and happy she would get a set amount but if not they would just go their separate ways. Therefore it would seem she will likely need to establish to the judge if this goes to trial or to the opposing counsel Attorney Joe Mannis that when he filed for divorce that he did not have mental capacity or that he was being unduly influenced.

Typically when parties are divorcing if it is not finished despite the fact one side dislikes the other at the time it will not matter although in this case as there is a prenup which clearly lays out the ground rules and pursuant to the terms of it she should not even have been still living on his property in a separate house but it is an interested and was an expected litigation argument her attorneys will make in probate court.

Dennis Hopper's wife is trying to kill him says his assistant in divorce dispute.

As reported here Dennis Hopper's assistant has stated that his wife has tried to kill him and has looted his estate of millions of dollars already as he is seriously ill and dying of cancer. They are currently going through a bitter contested divorce dispute. During the litigation the assistant is helping his side and discussing what she has observed. Dennis Hopper was in the movie Easy Rider and many others.  

 Fortunately it appears that he had properly planned in advance with a prenuptial agreement. The terms can be read by clicking here. He keeps all of his real estate, artwork, bank accounts and all his property pursuant to its terms with the exception that if they were both married and living together at the time of his death his wife Victoria would receive a life insurance policy worth $250,000 and 25% of everything in his will and trust which apparently would have amounted to around $6.25 million. They are not living together so pursuant to the terms of the pre nup unless she challenges it she should not get anything. 

In Florida absent the pre nup she would have all the rights of a spouse if the estate had not completed and he had passed away even if he wanted her to have nothing and was just days away from the divorcing going through. However his estate may seek to invoke the slayer statute depending on his manner of death and if she had taken intentional and illegal actions that brought about his death she could be barred from receiving anything from his estate. 

Prenuptial Agreement rejected by Jessica Simpson

Estate Planning Attorneys as well as divorce lawyers frequently prepare pre nuptial agreements to help clients protect their property upon divorce or death. This is more common when the individuals have significant wealth or in second marriage situations.

It has been learned here Nick Lachey had asked Jessica Simpson to sign a pre nuptial agreement prior to their marriage and she refused to do so then they got married. With California being a community property state they are each entitled to half of everything the other earns during the marriage absent the prenup. While Nick had more assets going into the marriage Jessica has made significantly more since and her failing to have signed will now cost her tens of millions of dollars.

A video of their discussing the lack of a prenup can also be found here.