Overview
- Tenisha Warner filed a lawsuit in DeKalb County on Monday that seeks about $1,276,042.46 under a May 2022 prenuptial agreement tied to her late husband Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s estate.
- The complaint alleges Warner promised to buy a $1 million life insurance policy naming Tenisha as beneficiary and to make recurring anniversary, retirement, and salary payments that he did not complete before his July 20, 2025 death.
- Tenisha asks a judge to block distributions from the Warner Family Trust while the case proceeds and has also filed creditor claims in probate court against the estate.
- Pamela Warner is named in the suit as successor trustee of the 1996 trust; she has not publicly filed a legal response and has posted a social-media tribute that referenced pain and betrayal.
- The dispute highlights that the 1996 trust chiefly benefits other family members and effectively omits the widow and their daughter, underscoring how outdated estate plans can prompt litigation and affect surviving dependents.