Details of the wills of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa have been revealed two weeks after the two were found dead in their New Mexico home.
Hackman left his $80 million estate to Arakawa, his wife. The legendary actor, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, had not updated his will since June 2005.
Because of Arakawa's death - which preceded Hackman's by a week - the money will likely still be passed on to his children, whom he fathered with his late ex-wife, Faye Maltese.
However, given the uncertainty over Hackman's beneficiaries, there could be a legal battle between the actor's three children. His son is rumored to have hired a high-powered lawyer for the matter.
Meanwhile, Arakawa's assets were placed in a trust, which will pay off all of her medical debts before being distributed to various charities.
In her will, she had a provision that said if she and Hackman died within 90 days of each other, their deaths would be considered simultaneous. The pianist had no children.
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