Isn't this an excellent idea? Widows/widowers have enough grief of their own to deal with, without any additional stress inflicted by the money-hungry "entitled" ones.
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'Peter left the bulk of his estate to Shera,' a source told the showbiz website. 'The house that the two of them lived in together, art work, investment accounts, and more have been left to Shera.

It is being reported that Peter also left an estimated six figure inheritance to his two adopted daughters from his first marriage, Catherine and Jackie.
Radar Online goes on to report that the actor had been estranged from Catherine for some time, and suspected that she would challenge the will - so a clause is present to ensure she loses all of her inheritance, if she in any way contests his instructions.

'Peter's daughter Catherine had a very strained relationship with her stepmother, Shera for years, and tried to get conservatorship of Peter several years ago,' the source adds.

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