Elizabeth Edwards' Will Released (Full Details, PDF)

Inside Edition obtained an exclusive peek at the late Elizabeth Edwards's will. Edwards reportedly signed the document on December 1, just 11 days before she died.

"All of my furniture, furnishings, household goods, jewelry, china, silverware and personal effects and any automobiles owned by me at the time of my death I give and bequeath to my children," the will states. The document names her oldest daughter, Catharine, the executor of the private trust.

Edwards's estranged husband, former presidential candidate John Edwards, was not mentioned in the will.

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Scroll down to see the will (which initially appeared at Inside Edition), or click here for a PDF of the document.

Comments

[Scuby]

03:32 PM on 01/08/2011

I think tht is the very best thing that this woman could do,considering what her husbnad did to her!

[buddycor]

12:55 PM on 01/08/2011

How many really believe Hunter was John's first, second, third or even fourth? How many really believe Elizabeth didn't know? Why do democrat women humuliate themselves like this. Think of all the young girls out there that see Hillary and Elizabeth. Neither is a very good role model.

[margaritamayhem]

10:59 PM on 01/07/2011

This is news? Leaving him in the will, now that would have been news

[Charles Richard Brown]

09:19 AM on 01/08/2011

Exactly... that is what the 24 news cycle has done... non news is now news because the real news didn't happen!

[Chauncey Love]

10:12 AM on 01/08/2011

Elizabeth Edwards is a person of note and while the details of her will are not surprising, they're newsworthy. If you aren't interested, why click? The news that he was left out was already reported.

Quit looking for opportunities to complain.

[Ralph Noyes]

10:50 PM on 01/07/2011

Elizabeth Edwards was a brilliant lawyer in her own right.

It is so sad that John Edwards betrayed her.

[azdirk]

07:49 AM on 01/08/2011

And even more sad that we are snooping into this at a time when her family is struggling with grief. Huffpost, I am an avid reader, but I find this article shameful.

[Manhattanite]

06:55 PM on 01/07/2011

Good for her. Classy to the end.

[megwolff]

09:04 PM on 01/07/2011

I agree.

[Rightbrainedleftwinged]

06:42 PM on 01/07/2011

I hope Elizabeth Edward's home, trust and money goes to her kids, and to Cancer charities. Her husband doesn't deserve a penny of it. As a former fan of John Edwards, I was much more angry at him for doing what he did, than I was at Sanford, Ensign and Gingrich. They were hypocrites and politicians I didn't like but I supported John Edwards for president, and just the fact he still ran after knowing what he did, was reprehensible.

[buddycor]

01:09 PM on 01/08/2011

He had sex with and happy and willing partner. What is wrong with that?

[livesimply]

04:10 PM on 01/07/2011

For all you who believe that John will get something out of this regardless of what this trust says, I have to say I have way more faith in EE's intelligence and due diligence than that.

[TequilaMockingbird]

12:58 PM on 01/08/2011

He has custody of his Minor Children.  He is in control of whatever she left them .

Edwards is the wealthier of the two and did not need her assets.. While I am not a fan of Edwards.. this Will is fairly standard and customary.

[Ladywolf55]

03:12 PM on 01/07/2011

Elizabeth Edwards died the first week of December... so it could not have been 11 days between her signing the will and death. Your reporting is doing downhill at a record pace, HuffPo.

[SteveDenver]

06:39 AM on 01/08/2011

"doing downhill?"

[calimom123]

04:08 PM on 01/08/2011

What exactly do you mean by this, Wolf Lady? If you don't like the topic of something, don't open it. Surely there is something you would enjoy better.

[jc007]

02:16 PM on 01/07/2011

A lot of people here are commenting on something they little or nothing about.

[bigdawg1980]

01:54 PM on 01/07/2011

Her daughter would be the executrix of the estate, not the executor!

[livesimply]

04:03 PM on 01/07/2011

Not necessarily.

[NoLeHace]

10:58 PM on 01/07/2011

She would be the Executrix of the Estate, not the Trust.

[fairwayhill]

01:16 PM on 01/07/2011

It is unbelievable that this Will is legal in any state. Is it legal to completely disinherit your spouse in North Carolina? I bet this Will will be declared null and void.

[dorym]

02:23 PM on 01/07/2011

it IS legal....and, in this case, it is morally justified.....their property was already parceled out in their divorce proceedings...don't worry about poor john....he still has his half....RIP. Elizabeth

[Alexis Plunkett]

03:36 PM on 01/07/2011

why do non-lawyers comment on legal topics they know nothing about? your comment is so foolish.

[TeeSC]

05:55 PM on 01/07/2011

Isn't that the truth.  As if anyone should be able to dictate to whom she or anyone else leaves her fortune. 

[Simone Jester]

08:21 PM on 01/07/2011

It wasn't foolish, and how would you know hir occupation? I have a degree in paralegal studies and the state where I studied (Florida), has laws that make it illegal to completely disinherit your spouse. There are even mandatory limits to what the spouse gets. Sure, every state has its own laws, but it was a reasonable question given what ze did know.

[ine2201]

01:32 AM on 01/07/2011

True. How many people leave part of their assets to a former spouse? Hopefully, none!

[JackSkellington]

10:58 PM on 01/06/2011

Looks like Edwards got exactly what he deserved. Nicely played, Elizabeth. Rest in peace you honorable woman.

[hondugirl]

10:18 AM on 01/07/2011

Absolutely.

[bigdawg1980]

01:56 PM on 01/07/2011

All things being equal, I'd rather be John!

[ny215]

09:43 PM on 01/06/2011

1) Wills become public record when they are filed.
2) We don’t know what she left her husband because this will pours most of her estate over into a pre-existing trust. The trust is NOT public and does not go through probate, and had better not end up on HP or some attorney is going to get their license yanked. The only things that are distributed by the will are her personal property.

[consequenceofsounds]

08:37 PM on 01/06/2011

How did this become public? Did Elizabeth's family allow the will to become available for public viewing? If not, then this shows a great lack of ethics on the part of those display it.

[Amalek]

09:45 PM on 01/06/2011

All wills filed for probate are public information.

She took the necessary precautions, however, to keep the details private.  You will note that she gives the furniture to the kids, but everything else goes to a trust.   The terms of the trust determine who gets what.  The trust agreement can stay private.  

The will tells you nothing interesting.