Riley Keough Named Sole Heir of Lisa Marie Presley’s Estate, Owner of Graceland After Legal Battle
usmagazine.comNearly three months after Riley Keough settled her courtroom battle over late mother Lisa Marie Presley’s estate, the actress has been named the sole trustee, according to multiple reports.The 33-year-old Daisy Jones and the Six star’s appointment was approved by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lynn Healey Scaduto on Friday, August 4, according to court documents obtained by Deadline.
The new ruling also allows Keough, whom Lisa Marie shared with ex-husband Danny Keough, to preside over the sub-trusts for her twin sisters, Harper and Finley. (Lisa Marie coparented the 14-year-old twins with her ex-husband Michael Lockwood.) Riley also retains sole ownership of her grandfather Elvis Presley’s Graceland estate, which Lisa Marie inherited following his 1977 death.Lisa Marie — who also shared son Benjamin, who died by suicide in July 2020, with Danny, 58 — died in January at the age of 54 after suffering cardiac arrest.
Weeks after the emotional memorial service at Graceland, Lisa Marie’s mother, Priscilla Presley, contested her only daughter’s will.
Priscilla, 78, who shared Lisa Marie with ex-husband Elvis, claimed that a 2016 amendment that replaced her as the trustee in favor of Riley and Benjamin was forged.
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