Widow sues Malcolm-Jamal Warner's mother over alleged breach of prenuptial agreement
Tenisha Warner has filed a lawsuit in DeKalb County seeking more than $1.2 million from the Warner Family Trust, claiming the late actor did not fulfill obligations outlined in their 2022 premarital contract.
Tenisha Warner filed a lawsuit on the anniversary of her husband Malcolm-Jamal Warner's death, alleging the actor failed to honor a May 2022 prenuptial agreement and seeking over $1.2 million from the Warner Family Trust, of which his mother Pamela Warner is the successor trustee. The complaint, filed in DeKalb County Superior Court, asserts that Warner, who died in July while on vacation in Costa Rica, did not purchase the required $1 million life-insurance policies, did not provide the monthly "chief of staff" payments or anniversary gifts stipulated in the agreement, and did not fund a tax-free retirement account or college funds for their children.
"Plaintiff performed all obligations required of her under the agreement, including entering into and remaining in the marriage until the decedent’s death," the lawsuit states. The filing seeks to prevent distribution of trust assets while the dispute is litigated and includes a creditor’s claim in DeKalb County Probate Court for the same amount. Warner's estate, currently without legal representation, is described as insufficient to satisfy the claimed obligations. Tenisha Warner's attorneys did not respond to inquiries about the case.