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Father Does Not Always Know Best

The shock of actor Heath Ledger's untimely death has passed, but questions still linger. Although only 28 when he died, Ledger had a will. Yet the multi-millionaire left his only child with a mere $145,000. The baffling part is: Why would someone who was careful enough to have a will at such a young age not update it when he became a father? Born Heath Andrew Ledger, the Academy Award-nominated actor
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The shock of actor Heath Ledger's untimely death has passed, but questions still linger. Although only 28 when he died, Ledger had a will. Yet the multi-millionaire left his only child with a mere $145,000. The baffling part is: Why would someone who was careful enough to have a will at such a young age not update it when he became a father?

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