Estates in the U.K. are typically issued to the deceased’s lawful spouse, or if they were not married, to their nearest blood relative.

Liam Payne's $32.2 million estate has been left to administrators Cheryl, with whom he shared son Bear, and attorney Richard Mark Bray after the singer died in October with no will.

Liam Payne’s entire $32.2 million estate will be placed in a trust for his 8-year-old son, Bear, multiple sources confirmed to Page Six. The tragic One Direction star, 31, died intestate — without leaving a will — in October following a horrific fall from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires,