HARTMAN WILLS ADMITTED TO COURT UNCHALLENGED.

Byline: Associated Press

The nearly identical wills of Phil Hartman and his wife, which leave their $1.23 million estate to their children, were admitted to probate court without challenge.

Nobody contested the wills during Wednesday's brief hearing before Judge Pro Tem John B. Mcilroy. The stipulations in the wills will take effect in four months unless objections are filed.

The wills were filed in Superior Court on June 2 by attorney Paul Gordon. They were signed March 11, 1996.

Hartman, 49, was shot to death on May 28 by his wife, Brynn, in the couple's Encino home. Brynn Hartman, 40, then killed herself.

Their 50-page wills direct that their children, 9-year-old Sean and 6-year-old Birgen, will be raised by Brynn Hartman's sister, Katharine Wright, and her husband, Mike. The Wrights, who have no children of their own, live in Eau Claire, Wis.

The Hartmans directed that the first guardian who consents to take care of the children be given $50,000.

Hartman appointed his wife as executor of his will, followed by her brother, Gregory C. Omdahl, of Fargo, N.D., if she was unable to serve.

Brynn Hartman named her husband, then Omdahl.

The will specified that the Hartman children were to receive a third of their inheritances when they reached age 25 or received a bachelor's degree from a four-year accredited university. They will receive half of the balance when they turn 30 and the remainder when they turn 35.

Hartman won fame with his impersonations of President Clinton, Frank Sinatra and other celebrities on ``Saturday Night Live'' and later played a radio anchor on NBC's ``NewsRadio.''