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Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead more<\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nLiam Payne\u2019s son Bear may not receive his \u00a324m inheritance until he is 25 years old because his mother Cheryl Tweedy wants him to make \u201cinformed decisions about money\u201d, according to reports.<\/p>\n
The One Director singer who first found fame through the X Factor<\/em>, <\/em>died at the age of 31 after falling from the third floor balcony of his hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 16 October 2024. A UK inquest found the star died of \u201cpolytrauma\u201d.<\/p>\nAt the time of his death, Payne had amassed a fortune of \u00a328,595,000, but died without a will. This figure was reduced significantly to \u00a324,280,000 after expenses and debts were paid in the aftermath of his passing.<\/p>\n
Court documents, seen by The Independent<\/em>, showed that Tweedy, with whom he shared one eight-year-old son, Bear, had been appointed as one of the administrators of his estate.<\/p>\nAssets and funds could have been held in a trust for his son until Bear became an adult at the age of 18. <\/p>\n
However, Tweedy would like this to be delayed further until their son is well into his twenties.<\/p>\n
\u201cCheryl wants to protect Bear and is going to stop him receiving Liam\u2019s inheritance until he\u2019s at least 25 years old, if not older,\u201d a source close to Tweedy told <\/em>The Sun.<\/em><\/p>\n\n
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open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>One Direction singer died aged 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina (Kate Green\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\u201cShe feels she wants Bear to be of an age where he can make informed decisions about the money. There are lots of conversations ongoing and Cheryl may even allow the money to be given only in chunks throughout his late 20s and 30s.<\/p>\n
“She wants him to still have ambition and the drive to succeed without the back-up of the money \u2014 and she\u2019s aware that people may want to befriend him because they are aware of his situation.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a move to protect the significant amount, Tweedy hopes to invest the wealth until Bear is of the \u201cright age\u201d.<\/p>\n
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open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>Cheryl Cole and Liam Payne share seven-year-old son, Bear (cherylofficial\/Instagram; Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\u201cCheryl has spoken to the trustees and the money will be invested until Bear is of the right age to start receiving some of it,\u201d the source explained.<\/p>\n
The pair first met on The X Factor<\/em> in 2008, when Liam was aged 14, and Tweedy was married to her now ex-husband and footballer Ashley Cole. Payne and Tweedy confirmed their relationship in 2016, shortly after Tweedy\u2019s split from her second husband Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini.<\/p>\nThey welcomed their first child in 2017 with Payne calling the birth of Bear his \u201cfavourite memory\u201d of his life. At the time of his death, Payne was in a relationship with influencer Kate Cassidy, who he met in October 2022.<\/p>\n
Due to British laws of intestacy, which govern the affairs of those who die without a will, a deceased person\u2019s estate is usually passed on to their lawful spouse or their nearest blood relative. Top music lawyer Richard Bray was also named administrator alongside Tweedy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it. Your support makes all the difference. Read more Liam Payne\u2019s son Bear may not receive his \u00a324m inheritance until he is 25 years old because his mother Cheryl Tweedy wants him to make \u201cinformed decisions about money\u201d, according to reports. The One Director singer who first found fame through the X Factor, died at the age of 31 after falling from the third floor balcony of his hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 16 October 2024. A UK inquest found the star died of \u201cpolytrauma\u201d. At the time of his death, Payne had amassed a fortune of \u00a328,595,000, but died without a will. This figure was reduced significantly to \u00a324,280,000 after expenses and debts were paid in the aftermath of his passing. Court documents, seen by The Independent, showed that Tweedy, with whom he shared one eight-year-old son, Bear, had been appointed as one of the administrators of his estate. Assets and funds could have been held in a trust for his son until Bear became an adult at the age of 18. However, Tweedy would like this to be delayed further until their son is well into his twenties. \u201cCher…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":805,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=804"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}