Liam Payne, the late esteemed singer of ‘One Direction,’ passed away in an unfortunate accident in Argentina in October 2024 at the age of 31. Since the artist died without a will, the million-dollar fortune was in question. With the updated probate documents, the High Court has agreed to name the singer’s 9-year-old son as the sole beneficiary of the USD 41 million real estate. Here’s a closer look at Liam Payne’s son being the beneficiary of the real estate.
Liam Payne’s son will inherit the million-dollar estate
Liam Payne’s son, Bear Gray Payne, whom he shares with the former ‘Girls Aloud’ star Cheryl Tweedy, will inherit the real estate when he turns 18 under UK law and will be placed in trust until then, per The Sun. The singer did not have a will, was not married, or in a civil partnership. Last year, Tweedy and lawyer Richard Bray were named administrators to collect and preserve his estate in a grant issued in Newcastle.
The rumours about the beneficiary of Liam Payne’s real estate
Payne and Tweedy welcomed Bear in 2017, and a year later, the couple had a split. The ‘Night Changes’ singer was with his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, before his demise. Anyone seeking to claim the real estate after someone dies has six months under the probate rules. Cassidy was not the direct beneficiary, as they did not tie the knot. Moreover, she insisted that she never asked Payne for money before it was revealed that she did not have the right. “I never [asked him for money]. Yeah, it’s upsetting, but it’s just about having thick skin, and I’m never going to let anybody tell me how my relationship was with Liam,” she said in an interview with The Sun, before stating, “The only two people that really know how strong a relationship was are me and Liam.”
About Liam Payne
Liam Payne passed away in a devastating accident after falling from a balcony on the third floor of the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 16, 2024. Many fans were heartbroken and continue to share kind words about him on social media.