The court alleges Morla’s brand management business was merely a front, and Maradona continued exercising control of his assets until he died.
Under those conditions, the ruling says, the assets “immediately revert to his heirs”.
The court ordered the seizure of US$1.34 million, stating the assets should revert to Maradona’s heirs, Dalma and Giannina. Photo / Getty Images
Two of Maradona’s daughters – Dalma and Giannina – first brought accusations against Morla and other defendants in 2021.
The football star’s three other children have since joined in the legal fight.
Maradona died while recovering from brain surgery.
He was found to have died of heart failure and acute pulmonary oedema – a condition where fluid accumulates in the lungs – two weeks after going under the knife.
Another case determining if there was medical negligence in his death is awaiting retrial after a judge had to recuse herself based on involvement in a clandestine documentary.
That trial was scrapped in May after two months of hearings.
-Agence France-Presse