New York Post

He’s ‘inn’ the money

Carlyle scion eyes $41M fortune

- By JULIA MARSH

The son of a man who sold The Carlyle on the Upper East Side for $130 million is suing to unseal his late parents’ divorce file so he can unlock a larger share of his father’s $41 million fortune.

As a rule, divorce records are sealed for 100 years, but Ian Peck is seeking an exception to get a look at the 1976 case of Norman L. Peck versus Joan G. Peck.

Norman sold The Carlyle, which has welcomed every president since Harry Truman, in 2001.

He died in April at age 80. First wife Joan is also dead.

Norman’s second wife, Liliane, 77, gets a big slice of her late husband’s estate under his will.

His estate consists of a $29 million real-estate company, $9 million in cash and securities and a $3 million Upper East Side apartment, according to court papers.

The 2006 will divvies up Norman’s money and property into four trust funds to be paid out to Liliane, Ian as well as Liliane and Norman’s daughter Dominique Peck-Meyer. The amount of the payout to each family member is not detailed in court papers.

Liliane’s attorney, John Morken, declined to comment on the figures but said Norman “took care of all of his family.”

Norman also took care of the poor in his will, leaving an unspecifie­d amount to The New York Community Trust. Norman served as the president of the Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, giving a record-breaking $20 million gift to the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2004.

Son Ian says the divorce filings may reveal agreements that will give him a larger inheritanc­e. “The divorce-proceeding records are relevant,” the suit says.

Peck and his lawyer did not return messages for comment.

Morken told The Post he doesn’t object to the request.

“I think he’s just trying to find out what he might be entitled to, [and] we have no problem with that,” he said.

A hearing is set for Aug. 16.

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