Liam Payne’s son Bear is set to inherit the late singer’s estate
New High Court documents have enabled the late singer’s estate to be administered for his only child’s benefit before adulthood, following a revision of the estate’s overall value.
Liam Payne’s son Bear is set to inherit the late singer’s £21.9 million estate.
New probate documents have confirmed the tragic One Direction star’s fortune will pass to his only child following his death in Argentina from a hotel balcony fall in 2024.
The former One Direction singer, who died aged 31 after falling from his third-floor room at the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires on 16 October 2024, left no will.
But under UK intestacy rules, his son Bear, now nine, was always expected to inherit the estate because Liam was not married or in a civil partnership at the time of his death.
Newly released High Court documents revealed on Sunday (21.06.26) by the Daily Mail now allow parts of the estate to be used for Bear’s benefit before he reaches adulthood.
Bear’s mother, singer Cheryl, 42, and music industry lawyer Richard Bray have been acting as administrators of the estate.
Court records show the value of Liam’s estate has been revised.
An earlier grant issued in May 2025 valued the estate at £24.3 million after liabilities and debts.
The latest probate documents place the net value at £21.9 million.
