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Feud shadows Naylor funeral

A well-known family feud threatens to upstage the funeral for Brian Naylor.

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brianaylor1On Saturday a funeral service will be held for legendary and former Channel Nine newsreader Brian Naylor and his wife Moiree, both of whom perished in the Black Saturday bushfires.

But a feud within the family threatens to marr the solemn occasion as estranged son Greg Naylor contemplates challenging the family will. A will which excludes him from an estate believed to be worth $20 million.

Greg Naylor, 54, fell out with his father in a family business dispute six years ago. The documentary filmmaker was sacked from the family business, Tri-Media Services Australia, in 2003, leading to a battle at the Australian Industrial Relations Commission.

“My siblings are orchestrating to divide up the estate before my parents are even in the ground,” Mr Naylor told the Herald Sun.

Greg Naylor was rushed to hospital on Saturday after stress-related heart problems, says he has become destitute since being disowned by the family.

He says he has been told not to attend Saturday’s funeral.

“I’ve reached the end of my tether after the way this family has behaved and treated me over a decade,” he said.

“Before the bodies are even in the ground they’re working out how to divide up the goodies and keep me out of it.”

Brian Naylor was also a recipient of the Victorian ‘Father of the Year’ Award. Last year his son Matt, 40, died in a light plane accident.

Source: Herald Sun

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  1. Greg, my thoughts and prayers are with you. Stand tall and disarm people with the truth. You have not committed any crime. If you really want to win this battle the truth must come out. More people will be with you and support you than you realize and the rest don’t count.

    God bless you Greg and give you strength.

  2. Hey I also am a victim of being left out of the will of my parents ( all over my mother being a stubborn german woman, greed and jealousy….she has always been a stubborn mother, I am her only child and she tells everyone that her daughter has died years ago, greed….to the point where she wants me to pay her for school fees, I say why have a child if you are going to be like this?, my mouth has always been shut while growing up in this household and during my time in the australian army its been shut until recently…its hurting me bad growing up in this world which is what she wants of me…hurting, I have a going on 6 year old who asks who is your mum? Can I meet my grandma? What are you suppose to say to that?
    Yes I have rung up and she hangs up on me and furthermore she has moved, they think I dont know where they are but its not hard for me to find out where, she has also spun some story to my only uncle in australia and only grandma in australia that they too have dihoned me, I have no one else, to those people who are in the some boat as me I hear you. For those people who have happy go lucky families, well done and keep it together , the buck stops with me , I will never ever dishone my daughters and will always let them in the house as they are my flesh and blood, my children, there is no time for arguments….Like I say : why have kids if you are going to leave them behind and not be there for them when you need them the most…..something I yearn for….to pick up a phone, or to have a cuppa, dinner with someone you have known since the day you are born , it really does make me wonder and it really really hurts.
    Why not bring the yankee Thanksgiving to Australia?
    I am so sorry to hear that Brian and Moiree are in that boat too, but I will miss them on the screens…..Rest in Peace!

  3. We also have disowned our only Son they way he and his wife have behaved towards us. {all over greed and money on there behalf.} We have not seen or heard from him for 7 years we dont want to ever lay eyes on him or his wife again those type are best left to there own device the one thing is for sure they will not get anything from our estate and they will certainly be barred from our funerals that has been assured by our Solicitors and you can make sure these wayward relations cant contest the wilI . R.I.P. Brian & Moiree

  4. It’s easy to say point blank that this isn’t the time to be airing such laundry, but it seems being told not to attend his father’s funeral, *whatever* has happened, is wrong too.
    I do hope the family manage to sort out their problems out of the spotlight, it surely marrs what should be a time of fond remembrance and not squabbling, whether warranted or not.

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