HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — The will Elizabeth Edwards signed days before her death last month made no mention of her estranged husband and two-time presidential candidate, John Edwards.
The document Elizabeth Edwards signed Dec. 1, six days before her death, named her eldest child, lawyer Cate Edwards, as the executor of her estate.
In the will, filed in Orange County Superior Court in North Carolina, Edwards left personal effects, furniture, automobiles and other property to be divided among her children — Cate, 12-year-old Emma Claire and 10-year-old Jack.
“Those are items that have sentimental attachment, like a grandmother’s engagement ring or antiques she’d want to go only to her children and no one else,” said Andrea Chomakos, an estate planning attorney who was not involved with the Edwards family. “I wouldn’t jump to the conclusion that John was disinherited. No one will know whether he was or not.”
Although the couple had separated, John Edwards was at her side around the clock as her health deteriorated.
