Sons Seek Control of Virginia Giuffre's Estate in Court

Lawyers for the adult sons of Virginia Giuffre appeared in Western Australia's Supreme Court on Friday to contest control of her multimillion-dollar estate, following her death by suicide in April at age 41 on her farm near Neergabby, about 70 kilometers north of Perth. Giuffre, a prominent accuser in the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking scandal, left no will, sparking a dispute among family members and associates over her assets, which include properties, book royalties and proceeds from past settlements.

The court hearing focused on case management for the applications filed by Giuffre's sons, Christian, 19, and Noah, 18, who sought appointment as estate administrators in June. Their claim covers assets such as a six-bedroom seafront home in Perth's Ocean Reef suburb, another property in Neergabby and potential income from her posthumously published memoir, "Nobody's Girl," released last month. The book details her allegations of being trafficked as a teenager by Epstein, the late financier convicted of sex offenses in 2008 who died in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal charges. Giuffre accused Epstein of arranging encounters with high-profile figures, including Andrew...