Comedian Kevin Barnett Has Died at Only 32 Years Old

On January 23, 2019, CNN reported that comedian Kevin Barnett  had passed away.  He was best known as the co-creator of the  TV comedy show “Rel” on Fox. He was only 32 years old when he passed away.  Did he have a will or a proper estate plan in place? What does his estate consist of? Who will inherit?

A February 8, 2017 New York Times article states that only 42% of American adults have a will. This data was taken from a survey that was published on Caring.com. According to the survey, 81 percent of people 72 and older have one. However, the younger the person, the less likely it is for them to have an estate plan. Hopefully, Barnett consulted with an estate planning attorney before he passed away. West Palm Beach probate litigators know that, if you die without a will, your heirs will inherit. If he had died in Florida without a will, which he did not, his heirs would inherit according to Florida intestacy laws. Who are Barnett’s heirs?  Will his heirs even inherit anything at all?