Man Leaves $250,000 and Home to Cats

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Two cats are each enjoying their nine lives in the lap of luxury, thanks to their deceased owner, who left his entire estate to his fluffy friends.

Leon Sheppard Sr., a retired businessman and Memphis, Tennessee, native who died in 2012, has five children, 12 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. However, in his will, he left his $250,000 fortune and 4,270-square-foot home in a gated community to his two cats, Frisco and Jake.

According to Memphis station WMC-TV, the cats are to live in the Sheppard home in a way that maintains their standard of living, and the $250,000 will be used for their care as well as the maintenance of the house. After Frisco dies (his age isn't known, but according to WMC-TV, he?s "old"), the remainder of the money will be divided among Sheppard?s relatives, with the understanding that Jake will be cared for.

It's unclear how Sheppard's family feels about the will; however, the local news reporter noted that they do not wish to comment.

?People donate to animal hospitals and charities all the time; the only difference is that Mr. Sheppard's estate is going to specific animals," Randall Fishman, a Memphis-based attorney, tells Yahoo Shine. "The amount seems exorbitant, but it?s Mr. Sheppard?s money, so he decides how it?s allocated.?

In the state of Tennessee, as long as a person is of "sound mind and disposing memory" when he or she drafted a will, its terms become pretty ironclad. ?Executors are put in place to ensure that the person's requests are carried out and it would be pretty difficult to contest a will unless a family member had compelling evidence that the person wasn?t competent at the time he created it,? says Fishman.

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"Meow"  :laugh:

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After Frisco dies the remainder of the money will be divided among Sheppard?s relatives ...

 

Well, I can see where this is going ... :shifty:

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It's unclear how Sheppard's family feels about the will; however, the local news reporter noted that they do not wish to comment.

 

In other words, they are ######.