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CAN WE PLEASE GIVE A HURRAH! FOR THE LEDGER FAMILY AND MICHELLE WILLIAMS. THERE WAS NO FIGHTING NO BICKERING! THEY GAVE ALL HIS MONEY TO HIS DAUGHTER FOR HER AND BECAUSE THAT IS THE WAY HEATH WOULD HAVE WANTED IT. I KNOW IT MUST HAVE BEEN HARD TO GIVE UP THAT 20 MIL..BUT MAYBE ALL OF US COULD TAKE A LESSON FROM THIS FAMILY!!!!

Heath Ledger's 2-year-old daughter Matilda Rose will inherit the late actor's entire estate, according to Perth, Australia's Sunday Times.

The Dark Knight star -- who died last January of a prescription drug overdose at the age of 28 -- had named his parents and sisters as the beneficiaries in his will.

But the will was made before the birth of his daughter. Some reports speculated that Ledger's ex Michelle Williams would lodge a claim.

But Ledger's father Kim tells Perth's Sunday Times, "There is no claim. Our family has gifted everything to Matilda."

Look back at memorable photos of Heath Ledger and daughter Matilda.

In March, Kim issued a statement: "Matilda is an absolute priority and Michelle is an integral part of our family. They will be taken care of and that's how Heath would want it to be."

Both Williams and Ledger's family recently pledged to contribute an undisclosed amount to a scholarship to help emerging Australian actors and honor the memory of Ledger.

Applications are available online and will be accepted from Oct. 1 to Nov. 28, with the first beneficiary to be announced by mid-February.

SHANNON