’s children and heirs, Lorca and Adam Cohen, have filed a motion accusing the legendary singer-songwriter’s former manager, Robert Kory, and his legal representatives of forgery and asking the court to remove him from the role of trustee, to compel him to turn over the estate’s assets, and return the money he has earned from his activity in that role.
The motion seeks to have the court confirm that Kory is not a trustee and has no right to act in that capacity, and to have Lorca and Adam Cohen take over the trust and be paid back the money Kory earned from acting as trustee.Hipgnosis Songs acquired the rights to 278 songs and derivatives written by Cohen
While the two parties have been involved in legal disputes for several months, the information and admission regarding the forged document is a new development.
Q. Now, Leonard Cohen did not sign this version of the restatement of the Leonard Cohen Family Trust; correct?Q. And if you take a look at the next page, PET 1-28, you see your notarization of Leonard Cohen’s signatures, right?Q. You did not notarize Leonard Cohen’s signatures to this version of the restatement of the Leonard Cohen Family Trust, right?*** Q. Obviously, Leonard Cohen never knew about the existence of Exhibit 1; correct?A. That is correct.A.