EXCLUSIVE: Gary Coleman's Parents Fight His Ex's Claims To His Estate
May 28 2018, Updated 10:20 a.m. ET
The battle over Gary Coleman’s estate continues and his parents are taking the next step to ensure that their son’s assets and interests are kept out of the hands of his ex-wife Shannon Price. In exclusive documents obtained by Breaking Celebrity News, Willie and Edmonia Coleman are asking that the court dismiss Shannon’s request to recognize her union to Gary as a common law marriage.
EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENTS: Willia and Edmonia’s Response to Shannon’s Petition for Common Law Marriage
According to documents filed Wednesday in Utah, the Colemans deny that Shannon is Gary’s surviving spouse and even question the validity of the circumstances surrounding how the couple met. They also question whether Gary and Shannon actually lived together after purchasing the home and if they continued to live together up until his death.
They are also asking for a legal conclusion as to whether or not the couple were capable of giving consent when they allegedly married in 2007.
EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENTS: Shannon Price Files For Common Law Marriage
Breaking Celebrity News broke the story that Shannon filed papers with the court last month asking that she be recognized as Gary’s common law wife. Among the reasons Shannon’s lawyer listed in the documents are: the couple continued a “romantic relationship” even after the divorce, they attended to each others physical, emotional and welfare needs, filed joint taxes, celebrated holidays together, and jointly owned and shared personal property.