Elizabeth Banks alleged in those March proceedings that Regina Rice coerced the ailing baseball legend and “Mr. Cub” into making changes to his will to give Regina all of the assets. However, two paralegals testified in the case that Ernie had the capacity and was of sound mind during the notarization of the will changes. The witnesses also said Ernie also said to them that he didn’t plan to leave money to his family.
Regina Rice has told the media that Ernie’s estate was worth a little more than $16,000 when he passed away.
For more on this story see a recent Sporting News article titled “Estranged wife claims Ernie Banks had dementia when he signed will.”
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