Why It Matters Who Died When - Gene Hackman's Estate

Many of us were shocked when reports first came out that Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, had tragically and suddenly been discovered dead at their home. At the time it was thought it was in one incident, but it has since been discovered that his wife likely died some days before him from separate natural causes.

I recently read about their Wills, and this is an example of a situation that arises more often than people think, when spouses die very closely together or at the same time. In this brief article I will focus not on the law that would govern Mr Hackman's estate, but on what would happen had the events happened in Jersey to Jersey domiciled people.

His Will