Chihuahua at the Center of a Fight Over Heiress's Will
When heiress Gail Posner died in March, her only living child, Bret Carr, learned about an unusual amendment she made to her trust in 2008. The pertinent part of the amended article “FOURTEENTH” reads:
Posner then names several alternates if Beckford refuses to care for the dogs “with the same degree of care” they received while Posner cared for them. This could be an expensive task; Conchita has weekly spa appointments, a Cadillac Escalade to take her to those appointments, and a $15,000 Cartier necklace.
When the dogs die, the mansion is to be sold, and the proceeds will go to charity. The remainder of her estate (after several large gifts to caretakers) goes to animal shelters, breast cancer prevention, and suicide-prevention centers. Posner also directed that the canine-care staff take care of her pet turtles as well.
Carr filed a lawsuit in an attempt to revoke Posner’s will. He claims that household aides drugged Posner, told her that Carr was out to kill her, and induced her to change her will and trust in 2008, leaving him only $1 million while the dogs received an $8.3 million mansion and a $3 million trust fund.