Kobe Bryant's widow has filed a petition to amend his trust in the wake of the NBA star's death.
Vanessa Bryant says her husband simply didn't have a chance to add their baby daughter Capri to his Kobe Bryant Trust before he died suddenly in a Jan. 26 helicopter crash alongside their 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people.
She said because the most recent version was drafted after the birth of their 3-year-old daughter Bianka but before the birth of Capri, it doesn't protect their 9-month-old baby.
"Accordingly, upon Vanessa's death, the Bryant Trusts will be divided into two shares, not three. This was not Kobe's intent," her new 10-page filing in Los Angeles County probate court states.
Her paperwork says the "material purpose" of Bryan's trust was to "provide for Vanessa and all his children with Vanessa after his death."
It wasn't immediately clear Thursday how long it might take for a judge to rule on the petition amid the coronavirus crisis.
Bryant established the trust on April 9, 2003, a few months after the birth of his eldest daughter Natalia, 17. He later added Gianna and Bianka.
"During Vanessa's lifetime, Vanessa, Natalia, Bianka, and any descendant of either Natalia or Bianka, are entitled to discretionary distributions of income and principal for their reasonable support," the filing obtained by the Daily News states.
The proposed amendment to the trust language adds Capri and her descendants as "permissible beneficiaries of any trust that allows distributions."
Vanessa also is pursuing a wrongful death lawsuit against the owner of the helicopter that crashed in heavy fog, killing her husband and daughter.
She alleges Island Express Helicopters was only certified to fly under visual flight rules, meaning with adequate visibility, and that foggy conditions the day of the tragedy should have grounded the chopper before it slammed into a hillside in Calabasas, Calif.
"On information and belief, the pilot in command, Ara George Zobayan, was required to fly only in conditions that he could navigate visually," the 72-page complaint states.
The day of the crash, Zobayan "failed to properly monitor and assess the weather prior to takeoff" and "failed to abort the flight when he knew of the cloudy conditions," the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court states.
"Zobayan attempted to maneuver the helicopter up and forward to clear the clouds, then entered a turn sending the helicopter into the steep terrain at approximately 180 mph," the lawsuit claims.
The helicopter was on its way to a youth basketball tournament at Bryant's Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Gianna, an accomplished player, was on board with two of her teammates, Payton Chester, 13, and Alyssa Altobelli, 14.
Also killed were Alyssa's parents John Altobelli, a 56-year-old college baseball coach, and Keri Altobelli, 46; Mamba basketball coach Christina Mauser, 38, a married mother of three; Payton's mom Sara Chester, 45; and Zobayan, 50.
