{"id":1619,"date":"2026-08-12T17:12:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T17:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aluremart.com\/?p=1619"},"modified":"2026-08-12T17:12:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T17:12:02","slug":"friend-of-malcolm-jamal-warners-widow-makes-gofundme-to-support-her-and-daughter-9-amid-legal-battle-over-actors-estate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aluremart.com\/?p=1619","title":{"rendered":"Friend of Malcolm-Jamal Warner\u2019s Widow Makes GoFundMe to Support Her and Daughter, 9, amid Legal Battle over Actor\u2019s Estate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"loc article-header\">\n<div id=\"people-article-header_1-0\" class=\"comp people-article-header mntl-article-header\">\n<p class=\"article-subheading text-utility-300\">A longtime friend of Tenisha Warner says the late actor\u2019s widow has \u201cstretched every resource she has\u201d while caring for their daughter and navigating his estate<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-article-meta-dynamic_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-article-meta-dynamic mntl-article-meta mntl-block pre-content\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<div id=\"bylines_1-0\" class=\"comp bylines people-bylines mntl-bylines text-utility-200\">\n<div id=\"mntl-bylines__group_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-bylines__group mntl-block mntl-bylines__group--author\">\n<div id=\"bylines_1-0\" class=\"comp bylines people-bylines mntl-bylines text-utility-200\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"mntl-bylines__item_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-bylines__item mntl-attribution__item mntl-attribution__item--has-date\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"loc article-content\">\n<div id=\"article__primary-video-container_1-0\" class=\"comp article__primary-video-container mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"figure-article_1-0\" class=\"comp figure-article mntl-universal-primary-image right-rail__offset text-utility-100 figure-landscape primary-image\">\n<div class=\"primary-image__media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"primary-image__image mntl-primary-image--blurry loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/ATrCV4dhwpOvUduhIQ8iwiMYlC0=\/1500x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(727x239:729x241):format(webp)\/Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-visits-SiriusXM-Studios-2024-072125-2b8e176781c5448bb17d9d64727830e7.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 750px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/W31wbf4auveTXtOfPcEOXbD5mL8=\/750x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(727x239:729x241):format(webp)\/Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-visits-SiriusXM-Studios-2024-072125-2b8e176781c5448bb17d9d64727830e7.jpg 750w\" alt=\"Malcolm-Jamal Warner visits SiriusXM Studios on June 11, 2024 in New York City.\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"primary-image__figcap_1-0\" class=\"comp primary-image__figcap mntl-figure-caption figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Malcolm-Jamal Warner on June 11, 2024.<\/span><span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\">Credit :\u00a0<\/span>Santiago Felipe\/Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"article-content_1-0\" class=\"comp article-content mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-page mntl-block structured-content\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"90\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"24\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"4\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1550, 1950, 2350, 2750, 3150, 3550, 3950]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-callout mntl-sc-block-universal-callout theme-needtoknow\" data-tracking-id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mntl-sc-block-universal-callout__heading\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<div class=\"mntl-sc-block-universal-callout__body\">\n<ul>\n<li>A close friend launched a GoFundMe to support Malcolm-Jamal Warner\u2019s widow and their 9-year-old daughter amid legal battles<\/li>\n<li>Tenisha Warner claims Malcolm intended to update his estate plan but died before finalizing it<\/li>\n<li>The fundraiser aims to provide financial stability as Tenisha navigates grief, legal disputes and single parenthood<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">A friend of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/malcolm-jamal-warner-11776419\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Malcolm-Jamal Warner<\/a>\u2019s widow is asking fans to rally around her and the couple\u2019s 9-year-old daughter.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">On Tuesday, Aug. 11, Destiny Rael, who says she has been Tenisha Warner\u2019s closest friend for 19 years and first introduced her to Malcolm, has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/in-honor-of-malcolmjamal-warner-support-for-his-family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">launched a GoFundMe<\/a>\u00a0with a goal of $150,000 to support Tenisha as she continues navigating a legal battle involving\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/malcolm-jamal-warner-s-widow-reveals-why-the-actor-wanted-to-start-a-family-with-her-12025640\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">her late husband\u2019s estate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_5-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cI am organizing this campaign because I have witnessed, up close, the depth of Tenisha\u2019s grief and the weight she has had to carry,\u201d Rael wrote in a message shared with the fundraiser. \u201cI know she would never ask for this kind of support herself, so I am asking on her behalf.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_7-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"mm-ads-native-fluid_1-0\" class=\"comp mm-ads-native-fluid mm-ads-native \" data-right-rail-index=\"2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Malcolm died at 54 in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/malcolm-jamal-warner-death-police-clarify-daughter-wasnt-in-water-during-drowning-timeline-of-events-11778909\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">an accidental drowning<\/a>\u00a0while on a family vacation in Costa Rica on July 20, 2025. In the year since, Rael said Tenisha has continued homeschooling her daughter while grieving the loss of her husband.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_9-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cEvery single day she shows up for her child as though her own world had not fallen apart, and still makes sure breakfast is on the table,\u201d Rael wrote.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-square figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_1-0\" class=\"mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/2NJju94j2dur5vDK3t6G4OuhfZs=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(772x775:774x777):format(webp)\/Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-daughter-5-072125-2cde5d38b97346f49919c97465850fbb.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/2NJju94j2dur5vDK3t6G4OuhfZs=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(772x775:774x777):format(webp)\/Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-daughter-5-072125-2cde5d38b97346f49919c97465850fbb.jpg 4000w\" alt=\"Malcolm-Jamal Warner and daughter\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1499\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/2NJju94j2dur5vDK3t6G4OuhfZs=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(772x775:774x777):format(webp)\/Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-daughter-5-072125-2cde5d38b97346f49919c97465850fbb.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/2NJju94j2dur5vDK3t6G4OuhfZs=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(772x775:774x777):format(webp)\/Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-daughter-5-072125-2cde5d38b97346f49919c97465850fbb.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" data-img-lightbox-variant=\"\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Malcolm-Jamal Warner and daughter.<\/span>Malcolm-Jamal Warner\/Instagram<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">According to Rael, Tenisha also returned home after Malcolm\u2019s death to find that the house she shared with her husband had been affected by \u201cunexpected flooding.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cShe is rebuilding not only her life without him, but the very home they created together,\u201d Rael wrote, adding that Tenisha has simultaneously faced legal and financial matters while caring for their daughter.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The home carries particular significance for Tenisha, who told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/gayle-king\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Gayle King<\/a>\u00a0in an interview last month that despite the pain of living there without Malcolm, she\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/malcolm-jamal-warner-widow-gayle-king-interview-before-lawsuit-12024235\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">couldn\u2019t imagine leaving<\/a>\u00a0the place where they built their life together.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_18-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">When King asked whether she had ever considered moving during a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/malcolm-jamal-warner-tenisha-warner-pamela-warner-lawsuit-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">CBS Mornings interview<\/a>\u00a0conducted before she\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/malcolm-jamal-warner-widow-sues-his-mom-year-after-his-death-12023702\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">filed a lawsuit<\/a>\u00a0against the late actor\u2019s mother over his estate, Tenisha replied, \u201cI don\u2019t think about moving.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_20-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cBecause all of our memories are here. Right here,\u201d she explained. \u201cAnd it hurts. I can\u2019t be in my own home without feeling the loss, but I can\u2019t walk away.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_22-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-featuredlink--people-app-promo mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"people-app-promo__left_1-0\" class=\"comp people-app-promo__left mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Tenisha also opened up about what she needs most from others as she and her daughter continue grieving. \u201cJust don\u2019t forget us,\u201d she said. \u201cI think the hardest thing about grief is that people, they move on, you know? But for us, because we\u2019re his wife and child, there\u2019s no moving on.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_26-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_27-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Instead, Tenisha said, \u201cThere\u2019s moving with and living with.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_29-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cHe will always be a part of our everyday,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_30-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-embed mntl-sc-block-universal-embed mntl-sc-block-embed--youtube\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_32-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_33-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Rael also addressed what she said may be a misconception about the financial situation Malcolm left behind. \u201cYou may assume that Malcolm-Jamal Warner\u2019s career left his wife and daughter financially secure. That was his intention,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_34-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_35-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Rael claimed Malcolm, who starred on\u00a0<em>The Cosby Show,<\/em>\u00a0had been working with attorneys to update his estate plan to provide for Tenisha and their daughter but died before he could sign it. \u201cThey thought they had time,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_36-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_37-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-square figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_2-0\" class=\"mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/s6iaLVTsiZe8mRxh0WzNrFKP_tE=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(730x610:732x612):format(webp)\/Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-and-daughter-2-072125-b227b2ae67fd459d87dca89eb8834529.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/s6iaLVTsiZe8mRxh0WzNrFKP_tE=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(730x610:732x612):format(webp)\/Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-and-daughter-2-072125-b227b2ae67fd459d87dca89eb8834529.jpg 4000w\" alt=\"Malcolm-Jamal Warner and daughter\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1496\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/s6iaLVTsiZe8mRxh0WzNrFKP_tE=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(730x610:732x612):format(webp)\/Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-and-daughter-2-072125-b227b2ae67fd459d87dca89eb8834529.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/s6iaLVTsiZe8mRxh0WzNrFKP_tE=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(730x610:732x612):format(webp)\/Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-and-daughter-2-072125-b227b2ae67fd459d87dca89eb8834529.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" data-img-lightbox-variant=\"\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Malcolm-Jamal Warner and his widow Tenisha Delilah Warner with their daughter.<\/span>Malcolm-Jamal Warner\/Instagram<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_38-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Rael said Tenisha had stepped back from her career as a doctor of psychology for much of her marriage to focus on raising their daughter and supporting Malcolm and their family.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_39-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_40-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cShe would gladly make it again,\u201d Rael said of the decision. \u201cBut it means that today, without his income and without access to what he intended to provide for them, she does not have the financial cushion people might assume.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_41-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_42-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The fundraiser comes amid Tenisha\u2019s ongoing legal dispute involving Malcolm\u2019s estate and his mother, Pamela Warner.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_43-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_44-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-callout mntl-sc-block-universal-callout theme-generic\" data-tracking-id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<div class=\"mntl-sc-block-universal-callout__body\">\n<p>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">PEOPLE\u2019s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_45-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In June, Tenisha, 48, spoke out after taking legal action in California Superior Court, telling PEOPLE in a statement that she had tried to resolve her husband\u2019s estate privately.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_46-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_47-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cFor the last year, I have attempted to privately settle my beloved husband\u2019s complicated estate and honor his last wishes,\u201d she said in a statement.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_48-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_49-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Tenisha said Malcolm intended to provide for her and their daughter and had been \u201cclose to finalizing a new estate plan\u201d that would have replaced one created in 1996, when he was 26 \u2014 decades before his marriage and the birth of his daughter. He was \u201cunable to do so before we lost him,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_50-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_51-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cI have been struggling to care for our daughter as a single mom and now as her sole provider,\u201d Tenisha continued. \u201cLegally, I had no choice but to take action to protect our rights before any potential statute of limitations expired.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_52-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_53-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In a filing in Georgia\u2019s DeKalb County Superior Court previously obtained by PEOPLE, Tenisha claimed that she and Malcolm signed a premarital agreement in May 2022 under which he agreed to secure a $1 million life insurance policy naming her as the sole beneficiary. She alleged that he did not obtain the policy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_54-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_55-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Pamela serves as successor trustee of the Warner Family Trust, which Malcolm established in 1996, according to the filing. Tenisha has requested that the trust cover the alleged obligation because she believes Malcolm\u2019s estate \u201cwill be inadequate to satisfy\u201d the costs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_56-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_57-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In separate Los Angeles court documents previously obtained by PEOPLE, Tenisha claimed she is owed $1,276,042.46, including the alleged $1 million life insurance obligation and other debts.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_58-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_59-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">On the first anniversary of his death, Pamela shared a tribute on her son\u2019s legacy Instagram account. \u201cDuring my year long journey, I have discovered how cruel, evil and greedy a human can be,\u201d she wrote in part, without naming anyone. \u201cI have also discovered the depth of love, care, concern and support that humans are capable<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A longtime friend of Tenisha Warner says the late actor\u2019s widow has \u201cstretched every resource she has\u201d while caring for their daughter and navigating his estate Malcolm-Jamal Warner on June 11, 2024.Credit :\u00a0Santiago Felipe\/Getty NEED TO KNOW A close friend launched a GoFundMe to support Malcolm-Jamal Warner\u2019s widow and their 9-year-old daughter amid legal battles&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1620,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aluremart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aluremart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aluremart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aluremart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aluremart.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1619"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aluremart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1619\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1621,"href":"https:\/\/aluremart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1619\/revisions\/1621"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aluremart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aluremart.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aluremart.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aluremart.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}