Liam Payne’s nine-year-old son Bear has been confirmed as the sole beneficiary of the late singer’s £21 million estate, following a High Court ruling allowing part of the fortune to be used immediately for the boy’s benefit.
Probate documents show that the estate of the 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, is now available for the benefit of Bear Gray Payne, his son with former Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Tweedy.
The remainder of the estate will be held in trust for Bear until he reaches the age of 18.
Liam did not leave a will at the time of his death.
Cheryl and music industry lawyer Richard Bray had already been appointed administrators of her estate under a grant of probate issued in Newcastle, but that arrangement only gave them the power to collect and preserve her assets.
The new letters of administration represent a significant expansion of what can now be done with the estate.
The £21 million fortune includes Liam’s five-bedroom home in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, which he bought for £3.25 million in 2021, a decision he made to be closer to Bear following his split from Cheryl.
