Malcolm-Jamal Warner failed to honor prenup, widow says in lawsuit
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Key Points:
- Tenisha Warner, widow of actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, is suing his mother to recover over $1.2 million from a family trust, alleging he failed to honor their 2022 prenuptial agreement.
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner drowned in Costa Rica in July 2023, and Tenisha claims she is a creditor of his estate due to unmet financial obligations under the agreement.
- The lawsuit accuses Warner of not securing required life insurance policies, failing to pay monthly and annual sums, and neglecting to fund retirement and college accounts as promised.
- Tenisha seeks to block the distribution of trust assets during litigation and has also filed a creditor’s claim against Warner’s estate for the same amount.
- At the time of the prenuptial agreement, Warner’s net worth was estimated at $3.4 million, while Tenisha was an unemployed graduate student with no net worth, and they had two children together.
