Bobbi Kristina Brown is the sole heir of her mother Whitney Houston's estate which is estimated to be worth $20 million.
The 21 year old has been in a medically induced coma since Jan. 31 and reports now say her family plans to take her off of life support on her mother's three year death anniversary.
According to the terms of the will if Bobbi Kristina dies family matriarch Cissy Houston and her two sons are next in line to inherit the estate which includes full royalties from the late singer's music likeness and image.
Bobbi Kristina inherited 10 percent (about $2 million) when she turned 21 and was scheduled to inherit another 15 percent at age 25 before receiving the remainder at 30.
The will which was posted online by RadarOnline states that Cissy Houston and Whitney Houston's two brothers Michael and Gary inherit the estate if Bobbi Kristina dies before coming into her majority of the estate.
One thing is certain Whitney Houston's ex husband and Bobbi Kristina's father Bobby Brown does not stand to get any of the money.
Bobby Brown's time to contest anything would have been at the time of Whitney's death says Shirley Whitenack an estate planning attorney with Schenck Price Smith King in Morristown who did not handle the Houston estate. He doesn't have any claim just by virtue of having been married to her.
The pair were married for 14 years. Their 2007 divorce nullified Brown's claim to her estate.
It seems unlikely too that Bobbi Kristina's longtime beau Nick Gordon will get any share of the funds.
Whitney Houston appointed her mother as executor of the will and after her untimely death three years ago the I Will Always Love You singer's sister in law and former manager Pat Houston became co executor.
In March 2014 Pat Houston who is married to Gary Houston obtained a restraining order against Gordon. She accused him of making threatening comments to her among other things.
Despite public pronouncements from Bobbi Kristina including social media postings announcing her engagement and marriage to Gordon her father's lawyer last week said that the two were never legally married. The couple is best known for co starring on the now defunct reality series The Houstons On Our Own which debuted in May 2012 on Lifetime.
Gordon whom Whitney Houston took in at age 12 but never legally adopted and a friend discovered Bobbi Kristina face down in a bathtub in her Roswell Georgia home.
Multiple news outlets have reported that authorities suspect possible foul play in Bobbi Kristina's case after injuries were found on her face and mouth. TMZ says Gordon is the target of the investigation.
Police have only said the investigation is ongoing.
The New York Post in a report today says it was told by an unnamed Brown family source that Bobbi Kristina's family has agreed to take her off life support at midnight Wednesday to align with the three year death anniversary of Whitney Houston.
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