▁separate ▁action ▁sister s ▁Sh aron ▁and ▁Anne - Marie ▁are ▁contest ing ▁the ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁estate . ▁ ▁The ▁judge ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁Justice ▁Franco is ▁K unc ▁ordered ▁that ▁the ▁parties ▁find ▁someone ▁who ▁could ▁act ▁as ▁an ▁inter medi ary ▁in ▁med iation ▁between ▁the ▁parties . ▁He ▁expected ▁med iation ▁to ▁occur ▁in ▁December / J anu ary ▁and ▁the ▁matter ▁was ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁court ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Med iation ▁will ▁be ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁em inent ▁former ▁appeal ▁court ▁judge ▁Keith ▁Mason , ▁Q C ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁meeting ▁is ▁scheduled ▁for ▁November ▁ 3 0 . ▁The ▁med iation ▁over ▁two ▁days ▁failed ▁to ▁resolve ▁the ▁dispute ▁and ▁Judge ▁Philip ▁H allen ▁ordered ▁that ▁the ▁parties ▁submit ▁any ▁further ▁evidence ▁by ▁ 3 0 ▁January . ▁A ▁hearing ▁was ▁scheduled ▁for ▁ 2 4 ▁February ▁when ▁a ▁date ▁for ▁a ▁hearing ▁will ▁be ▁set . ▁With ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Bart ' s ▁wife ▁in ▁early ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁the ▁family ▁"... will ▁put ▁aside ▁all ▁ill - will ▁as ▁the ▁m ourn ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁their ▁mother ". ▁No ▁further ▁stories ▁regarding ▁the ▁estate ▁have ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁media ▁and ▁the ▁matter ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁settled ▁priv ately . ▁ ▁Secret ▁family ▁controvers y ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁two ▁sister s ▁in ▁Ad ela ide , ▁Kim ber ley ▁and ▁Julia ▁M ander ▁went ▁public ▁with ▁a ▁claim ▁that ▁C umm ings