Heath Ledger's family argue over his estate

Heath Ledger's uncles have hit out at the late star's dad over the control of his estate.

Kim Ledger will handle the assets left following the Brokeback Mountain actor's January death from an accidental drugs overdose in New York.

Heath, 28, was survived by daughter, Matilda, and his former lover Michelle Williams.

His will, which was written before he started his relationship with Williams, left everything he owned to his parents and sisters.

Kim Ledger is now in charge of the estate, and has insisted that Matilda 'will be taken care of.'

But Heath's uncles claim that Kim has a poor track record of handling estates, and was even removed as the executor of their grandfather's estate in Australia 15-years-ago.

"It plunged into enormous debt," Kim's brother, Mike Ledger, told People.com. "Our only vested interest is to assure that Matilda is well looked after.

"When you are talking about large sums of money like this, it should be an independent executor, but Kim hasn't chosen that way."

Another of Heath's uncles, Hayden, says he was approached by the father of Michelle Williams and asked if Kim was capable of handling the estate.

"I just said, 'No, not if he handles it like ours,'" Hayden said.

The family feud dates back to the death of millionaire engineer Sir. Frank Ledger.