Before Whitney Houston died, she made preparations to ensure her
daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown was taken care of, making her the sole
heir to the singer’s estimated $20 million fortune.
Since she turned 21 in 2014, Brown has been receiving her inheritance
in installments. She was set to receive 25 percent of the inheritance
when she turned 25 and the rest of the estate on her 30th birthday.
Now, following Brown’s tragic death on Sunday at the age of 22,
questions quickly arose about what would happen to the money. Houston’s
will, which was drawn up in 1993– years before Houston’s death in 2012 –
dictates that in the event that Brown died unmarried and childless
before the age of 30, the remainder of the estate would be distributed
to Houston’s relatives, including her mother,Cissy Houston, and her two
brothers, Michael and Gary.
While Bobby Brown, Brown’s father and Houston’s ex-husband, was
originally named in the will, he likely will not inherit anything given
his divorce from Houston in 2007.
In May, with Brown in the hospital following the Jan. 31 incident at
her Atlanta-area home that left her incapacitated, a court-appointed
conservator named Bedelia C. Hargrove was selected to be “responsible
for Krissi’s assets, including her likeness, rights and legal claims,”
according to a joint statement from Pat and Cissy’s counsel and Bobby’s
counsel. (Pat – Houston’s sister-in-law – was appointed as co-legal
guardian along with Bobby to oversee Brown’s care and medical needs.)
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