Man Leaves $250,000 and Home to Cats, Not Relatives

[CountAllVotes]

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&quot , 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.



Makes purrfectly good sense to me!

[Enrique]

1. Frisco better stay off small planes

After Frisco dies (his age isn't known, but according to WMC-TV, he’s "old&quot , the remainder of the money will be divided among Sheppard’s relatives, with the understanding that Jake will be cared for.

[newfie11]

10. Lol I had the same thought! Nt

[TexasTowelie]

2. I don't know what Basement Cat thinks, but

[CountAllVotes]

3. I approve too!

I sure wish I knew exactly how one goes about setting up a "Pet Trust".

I can sure understand this man's actions. It makes plenty of sense if you happen to have a bunch of greedy relatives that care about one thing and one thing only -- how much money do you have should you die tomorrow (otherwise you never hear a word from these needy "relatives&quot .

My cats have far too much love and dignity for me to ever ask or ponder such a question should I die.

Hmph!!!

cats, all of you lovely purring kitties!

[Warren DeMontague]

5. Okay... I'm categorically opposed to greedy relatives AND I think kittehs are cute as all get-out.

But their brains are tiny and they are the products of hundreds of millions of years of evolution to be one thing, and one thing only- predators.

Short answer, if you were 6" tall instead of 6', Snookums might not give a shit about your bank account, but she would be more than happy to bat you senseless and then eat you in a most gruesome fashion.

So let's not anthropomorphize the sweet altruism of the feline too much.

[CountAllVotes]

6. Mine have been deemed "geniuses"

I'm not contesting this fact.

Two of them are all of 4 mos. old and one knows how to type already ...

In fact, I could be him for all you know.

Type type type type ... MEOW!

[Warren DeMontague]

7. Only one way to be sure

[Warren DeMontague]

8. Anyway, in all seriousness.

4 mos. old. That's awesome. I love em at that age.

I miss having a kitty. I just don't miss having things like cat poop to deal with.

[CountAllVotes]

15. My two old cats died in 2011/2012

It has been quite devastating (one was 18 and the other was 12).

The grief has been just awful and I swore no more but ...

there is a shelter nearby ...

and yes ... yes ...

yes!

Here they were at the age of 13 weeks:



They've doubled in size easily.

They aren't like this for too long before they morph into what is know as a cat, a dignified creature, not some silly little kitty running around chasing a ball, etc.

Very cute indeed!

And yes, I'd leave everything I have to "them".

MEOW!

[sakabatou]

4. Here's BC's answer:

[tavernier]

9. Divided 23 ways, that leaves about

11 thousand to each relative. That's a grand vacation or a good start to an education.

I think the old guy had a lovely sense of humor.

[MoonRiver]

11. That's what I was thinking.The

The guy hardly left a "fortune," even if it went to one person.

[tavernier]

12. Unless the house

Sells for 23 mill. Then we're talking a few more sheckles, and a lot more kitty chow.

[MoonRiver]

13. True that!

[Lars39]

14. In Tn the children would normally inherit,

So it would be house and contents plus bank account split 5 ways, minus whatever estate owes.

[tavernier]

16. It's all fun and games until

somebody calls a lawyer.

[Lars39]

17. Disclaimer: not a lawyer, just first-hand knowledge on how it works. :-)

[tavernier]

18. Oh no, I didn't mean YOU

I meant one of those five kids who is not a cat lover, lol.

[Lars39]

19. lol....true, could get pretty ugly.