Change to philanthropist Walters’ will leaves daughters, local charities in dispute over possibly tens of millions of dollars - Gainesville Times

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Change to philanthropist Walters’ will leaves daughters, local charities in dispute over possibly tens of millions of dollars

Gainesville philanthropist Peggy Walters filed a new will seven weeks before her death, gifting 40% of her estate to local charities. Her two daughters are contesting her will and claiming she was the victim of fraud and not of sound mind.

Gainesville philanthropist Peggy Walters filed a new will seven weeks before her death, gifting 40% of her estate to local charities. Her two daughters are contesting her will and claiming she was the victim of fraud and not of sound mind.

Seven weeks before her death, Gainesville philanthropist Peggy Walters filed a new will. Walters’ husband, businessman and philanthropist James “Big Jim” Walters, died less than two years prior and left everything to her.