Jimmy Buffett Widow Sues to Oust $275 Million Estate Trustee (3)

June 5, 2025, 7:39 PM UTC

Jane Buffett, the widow of singer Jimmy Buffett, is seeking to remove the co-trustee of her husband’s estate, saying he has failed to act in her best interests.

The singer, who died in 2023, left an estate with $275 million in assets for the benefit of his wife, but Jane Buffett claimed in a court filing Tuesday that she’s been told by her co-trustee that she’s to receive less than $2 million annually, a rate of return of less than 1%.

Jimmy and Jane Buffett in 2023.
Photographer: Amy Sussman/Getty Images

Richard Mozenter, a managing director at Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman, is the co-trustee, according to the ...

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