Music Legend’s Family Bears the Weight of Estate Feud Centered on Financial Abuse and Incapacity Claims
Robbie Robertson, famously associated with Bob Dylan, left his own mark as founder of legendary band, The Band, and through his solo work and his many movie scores. Inducted into the halls of fame in the U.S. and his native Canada, Robertson died in August 2023 at the age of 80 after living with prostate cancer for several years. His death triggered a legal battle over his estate, primarily between his three children from his first marriage, Alexandra, Delphine, and Sebastian Robertson, and his second wife, Janet Zuccarini. The children allege that Zuccarini financially abused Robertson to inherit a greater part of his estate, coercing him to sign documents that were against his intentions while his health and mental capacity were declining. Estate planners and attorneys can learn much from this unfortunate case.