Elizabeth Edwards leaves husband John out of will

By EMERY P. DALESIO
Associated Press

HILLSBOROUGH, NC (AP) — The will Elizabeth Edwards signed days before her death last month makes no mention of her estranged husband and two-time presidential candidate John Edwards.

The document Elizabeth Edwards signed Dec. 1, six days before her death, also names her eldest child, lawyer Cate Edwards, as the executor of her estate.

In the will, filed in Orange County Superior Court in North Carolina, Edwards leaves all of her personal effects, automobiles and other property to her children – Cate, 12-year-old Emma Claire and 10-year-old Jack.

John and Elizabeth Edwards separated early last year after 32 years of marriage. John Edwards admitted he fathered a child during an affair with a former campaign worker.

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