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Blended Family? Learn from Tom Petty’s Mistakes: His Daughters and Widow Are Now Locked in a Bitter Battle over His Estate

Tom Petty’s daughters escalated the battle over their late father’s estate by filing a lawsuit against Petty’s second wife that seeks $5 million in damages. In the lawsuit, Adria Petty and Annakim Violette, claim their father’s widow, Dana York Petty, mismanaged their father’s estate, depriving them of their rights to determine how Petty’s music should be released. We can learn a few lessons about our own estate plans from the mistakes made in this case.

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