Campbell Widow Faced Contempt Charges

By Walter F. Roche Jr.

Faced with the threat of a contempt finding, lawyers for the widow of Glen Campbell have filed an annual status report on the estate of the late singer who died in 2017.
The three-page status report was filed today in Davidson Probate Court by Carolyn Schott, the lawyer for Kimberly Campbell.
The filing followed an order issued late last week by Judge David "Randy" Kennedy ordering Kimberly Campbell to appear in his court on July 29 to show cause why she should not be found in contempt of court for failing to file a requested annual status report.
Kimberly Campbell is the executor of her husband's estate, but Kennedy's order warned that she could be ousted for failing to file the status report. In addition she could be assessed court costs, according to the three-page order.
In the report filed today Schott stated that "certain administrative matters related to the assets of the estate are not yet complete."
The report states that the estate is expected to be closed within 12 months after certain administrative costs are paid, state and federal taxes are paid and the assets are distributed.
The action comes just days after the same judge approved a motion relieving Kimberly Campbell of the duty to filed detailed annual acountings for the estate. That motion had been requested by the co-trustees of the Campbell Family Trust.
In yet another development Kelli Glen Campbell, one of the late singer's children, issued a summons to Kimberly. Kelli was one of three of the singer's children to file a legal challenge to the will filed in the case.
The three eventually dropped the challenge, but the subpoena could be an indication the challenge will be renewed. Kelli and two of her siblings, William and Wesley, were specifically barred from any inheritance in the late singer's will.
Campbell died in 2017 following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's Disease.
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