Liam Payne's eight-year-old son Bear might not inherit his $32m fortune until he's 25 'to protect him'
Liam Payne 's son Bear could be blocked by his mother Cheryl Tweedy from inheriting the multi-million-dollar fortune left to him until he is at least 25, a source has claimed.
It was revealed that the One Direction star, who fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 16, had died without a will.
It's claimed that Tweedy wanted to 'protect Bear' with her reported decision to stop him receiving the $32million left to him by his dad.
A source told The Sun: '[Tweedy] feels she wants Bear to be of an age where he can make informed decisions about the money.
'She wants him to still have ambition and the drive to succeed without the back-up of the money - and she's aware that people may want to befriend him because they are aware of his situation.'
When someone dies without leaving a will, they're declared intestate - and if the person's an unmarried parent, as Payne was, the estate's shared between any kids.
Court documents also revealed Payne had granted power of administration of his estate to Tweedy and it was revealed that she had consulted with trustees of Payne's estate about placing the money aside until Bear's old enough to make 'informed' financial decisions.
The insider claimed Tweedy had since sought advice from trustees and decided the fortune would be invested until her son's of a 'right age' to start receiving it.
Calling the fortune 'an incredible amount of money', the source said: 'Cheryl wants to do everything she can to protect Bear and make sure the money comes to him when the time is right.'
Music lawyer Richard Bray was also named as an administrator of Payne's estate.
It was previously revealed that Payne had put plans in place to ensure his son would 'never want for anything' in the event of his death.
A source close to the late singer said: 'Liam had some very sensible people around him for a time and he adored Bear so much. He always wanted to do the right thing by him financially.
'It is a small consolation that Bear will never want for anything, that he will at least benefit from that.'
Plans: Tweedy's said to have consulted with the trustees of Payne's estate to place the money aside until their son's old enough to make 'informed' financial decisions
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