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Every case in the archive that involves the Getty family, best-known first.

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The cases

Under each headline: who in the family is in the case. Each card opens the full cited case.

Cases
2
Years
1976 to 1976
Countries
United Kingdom, United States
Subjects
European families, Divorce and feuds
Updated
30 October 2026
J. Paul Getty: JP Getty 1944 (cropped) (2)1976 · Sutton Place, Surrey, EnglandJ. Paul Getty paid part of his kidnapped grandson's ransom and lent the rest to his son at 4% interestJ. Paul Getty paid $2.2 million of his grandson John Paul Getty III's ransom and lent the boy's father the other $800,000 at 4%.Getty ran Getty Oil from Sutton Place in Surrey. On 10 July 1973 his grandson John Paul Getty III, 16, was seized in Piazza Farnese, Rome, and held in Calabria. The kidnappers asked $17 million.Il Post and 7 moreGordon Getty: Gordon and Ann Getty and children at service for J. Paul Getty (cropped) (2)1976 · Los Angeles and HoustonGordon Getty, sole trustee of the family trust, sold Getty Oil to Texaco, and his nieces petitioned to remove himGordon Getty, son of J. Paul Getty, sold Getty Oil to Texaco as sole trustee; his late brother George's daughters petitioned to remove him.J. Paul Getty died in 1976. His family's 40 percent of Getty Oil sat in the Sarah C. Getty Trust, founded by his mother, and his son Gordon, a composer, became its sole trustee.FindLaw Caselaw and 3 more