Glen Campbell Will Contested

By Walter F. Roche Jr.

One of the sons of the late Glen Campbell has filed notice that he is contesting his father's 2006 will, which  bars him and two siblings from any benefits.
The notice was filed Thursday in Davidson Probate Court in Nashville where the elder Campbell's estate was filed last year. Campbell, 81, died on Aug. 8 of last year following a long bout with Alzheimer's Disease.
William T. Campbell's notice that he is contesting the validity of the 13-page will was filed by Nashville attorney Christopher Fowler. The basis for the challenge was not disclosed, but filings indicate that there was an earlier will dated Jan. 2, 2002, which also is being contested.
The 2006 will states that William and siblings Kelli and Wesley are specifically excluded from deriving any direct or indirect benefit from the estate or a related trust.
The will names the singer's wife Kimberly as executor of the estate which has been estimated at more than $50 million. Campbell's five other children, Debra Cloy. Dillon, Nicklaus, Shannon and Ashley Campbell are named along with Kimberly, as beneficiaries.
Campbell's death came shortly after his wife announced that he was suffering from Alzheimer's. He had been first diagnosed with Alzheimer's in August of 2011.
The current legal dispute was presaged in a prior court battle over attempts to place the singer in a conservatorship.
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