Liam Payne’s nine-year-old son Bear has been confirmed as the sole beneficiary of the late singer’s £21million estate, following a High Court ruling allowing parts of the fortune to be used for the boy’s benefit immediately.
Probate documents show that the estate after One Direction star, who died on October 16, 2024 after falling from the third floor of the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires at the age of 31, can now be accessed for the benefit of Bear Gray Payne, his son with former Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Tweedy.
The rest of the estate will be held in trust for Bear until he turns 18.
Liam did not leave a will at the time of his death.
Cheryl and music industry lawyer Richard Bray were previously named as administrators of his estate in a probate issued in Newcastle, but that arrangement only gave them the power to collect and preserve his assets.
The new letters of administration represent a significant expansion of what can now be done with the estate.
The £21million fortune includes Liam’s five-bedroom home in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, which he bought for £3.25million in 2021, a move he made to be closer to Bear following his split with Cheryl.
