In most cases it is much easier to create a Will than it is to establish a trust, and in Denver’s case it would have saved his family time and money. Due to their acrimonious divorce he did not set up a trust for his second ex-wife Cassandra. His assets were divided between his 2 Adult children from his marriage to Annie with his 8 year old daughter Jesse Belle from his second marriage having her share placed in trust.Īlthough Denver did not have a Will he had established trusts worth $7 million each for his mother, father, ex-wife Annie and for each of his 3 children when they were born. It seems strange that he wouldn’t have provided for these causes at the time of his death, however as he didn’t leave a Will then none of these causes benefited from gifts from his estate.ĭenver was a noted environmentalist who had purchased property in Colorado with the intention of preserving it forever as a wildlife sanctuary and open space, however this land has now been sold, which may not have happened if it had been left with this specific environmental purpose stipulated in a Will.Ī California judge appointed Denver’s ex-wife Annie the administrator of the estate.
He was a board member of the National Space Institute, the Cousteau Society, and Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). Under Californian law songs created during a marriage are considered community property, therefore if he were married the copyright in those songs created during the marriage would go to his spouse.ĭenver donated his time to a great many charitable causes. Denver was not married at the time of his death therefore his children inherited all community and separate property.
He died without a WillĪs Denver died in California, distribution of his intestate estate was subject to California law. John Denver singer-songwriter, some time actor, activist and humanitarian was killed when his experimental plane, crashed into Monterey Bay, California in October 1997.
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