Aaron Carter Died Without a Will, California to Decide Who Inherits Estate
Written by SOURCE on November 13, 2022
The State of California will be responsible for deciding who inherits Aaron Carter’s estate, as the late singer did not have a will established at the time of his death, TMZ reports.
Carter, who was found dead at his home last weekend, has a young child with his fiancée Melanie. The L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services recently removed Carter’s 11-month-old Prince from the couple’s home, and the boy has been living with Melanie’s mother since September.
Despite not having a will in place, Carter’s son could still inherit his father’s estate, as California law states that a child is first in line to inherit a parent’s estate if the parent passes away without a will.
However, it’s worth noting that Carter wasn’t financially stable at the time of his death. One source close to Aaron told TMZ he was “living hand-to-mouth and would typically spend what he earned in short order.”
Carter passed away last Saturday inside his Lancaster, California home. Law enforcement responded to a call around 11 a.m. that a male had drowned in the bathtub. No foul play is suspected, and an official cause of death is unknown.
Back in September, police were summoned to Carter’s home to do a welfare check after it appeared the singer was doing drugs during an Instagram Live session. Police told TMZ at the time that they had received a call about Carter “possibly overdosing on social media.”
Carter’s older brother Nick took to social media to share a heartbreaking tribute to his younger brother.
“My heart has been broken today,” Carter captioned a series of photos on Instagram. “Even though my brother and I have had a complicated relationship, my love for him has never ever faded. I have always held onto the hope, that he would somehow, someday want to walk a healthy path and eventually find the help that he so desperately needed.”
The post continued, “Sometimes we want to blame someone or something for a loss. But the truth is that addiction and mental illness is the real villain here. I will miss my brother more than anyone will ever know. I love you Chizz., now you get a chance to finally have some peace you could never find here on earth….God, please take care of my baby brother.”
