Kurt Cobain's daughter in divorce feud over late father's guitar ================================================================ ![Kurt Cobains daughter in divorce feud over late fathers guitar](https://vardags.com/images/pictures/_360/7a42cfbf02849f2529f08b1dc6159ffb.jpeg)Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of the late rock star Kurt Cobain, is currently fighting her estranged husband Isaiah Silva over who will retain possession of a $1,000,000 guitar originally owned by her father. The pair married in 2014 but announced their impending divorce in March this year, after 21 months of marriage. However, the settlement process has [reportedly taken a nasty turn](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3676709/Frances-Bean-Cobain-s-divorce-turns-nasty-demands-estranged-husband-return-dad-Kurt-Cobain-s-iconic-1million-MTV-Unplugged-guitar.html) as Silva has refused to return the iconic guitar used by Kurt Cobain during Nirvana's 1993 *Unplugged*set. He claims that Frances gave him the Martin D-18E - the last guitar the Nirvana front man ever played - as a wedding present. Frances, on the other hand, denies ever giving him the instrument, and has asked him to return the guitar to her. When approached by *TMZ*, Frances's mother Courtney Love responded "[It's a treasured heirloom of the family. It's not his to take](https://www.tmz.com/2016/07/06/frances-bean-cobain-ex-wants-guitar/)," adding that Frances would never have given Silva the guitar. She went on to say, of the divorce, that "I'm very glad she's out of this dangerous and toxic relationship." Love and her daughter have also had a troubled relationship, with Kurt's mother, Wendy and sister, Kimberly being granted temporary guardianship of Frances six years ago after a breakdown in her relationship with her mother. This lead to an estrangement which has only recently ended. Papers submitted by Frances's legal team insist that [Silva has to right to any of her fortune](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3676709/Frances-Bean-Cobain-s-divorce-turns-nasty-demands-estranged-husband-return-dad-Kurt-Cobain-s-iconic-1million-MTV-Unplugged-guitar.html), the majority of which comes from the $450,000 estate left by her late father. She is, however, open to the possibility of paying spousal support. Vardags' team of [top divorce lawyers ](https://vardags.com/services/divorce)delivers bespoke legal services top HNW and UHNW individuals, their families and businesses. Learn more from [Vardags' divorce guides](https://vardags.com/guide/divorce-guides). "Ayesha Vardag - Britain's top divorce lawyer." ![The Huffington Post](https://vardags.com/images/logo/huffpost.png) "Ayesha Vardag - Woman of the Year"![GG2](https://vardags.com/images/logo/gg2-3.png) "Leading, Magic Circle law firm."Mr Justice Coleridge "A handful of firms dominate the so-called 'glamour' end of the market ... Vardags"The Times "One of the best divorce lawyers in the country"Marie Claire "Ayesha Vardag - 'diva of divorce' for the world's super rich" ![BBC](https://vardags.com/images/logo/bbc.png) "Dr Stephen Bence is a financial genius."Lewis Marks KC "Ayesha Vardag - the Queen of divorce"Daily Mail "Vardags brilliantly argued my case to a resounding victory"Pauline Chai (client) "Britain's top divorce lawyer" ![The Telegraph](https://vardags.com/images/logo/telegraph.png) More Divorce news ----------------- [Resolution hopeful new Justice Secretary will implement no fault divorces](https://vardags.com/family-law/resolution-liz-truss-no-fault-divorce "Resolution hopeful new Justice Secretary will implement no fault divorces") [Former millionaire whose ex-wife received 90% of the matrimonial assets requests 'clean break'](https://vardags.com/family-law/former-millionaire-peter-morris-requests-clean-break "Former millionaire whose ex-wife received 90% of the matrimonial assets requests 'clean break'") [Kurt Cobain's daughter in divorce feud over late father's guitar](https://vardags.com/family-law/kurt-cobains-daughter-divorce-feud "Kurt Cobains daughter in divorce feud over late fathers guitar") [Prenuptial housing: home will split in two if its occupants divorce](https://vardags.com/family-law/prenuptial-housing "Prenuptial housing: home will split in two if its occupants divorce") [From Russia with love: no divorces on national Valentine's Day](https://vardags.com/family-law/russia-no-divorce-day "From Russia with love: no divorces on national Valentines Day")