The ex-fiancée of the late singer has reached a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit she filed on his behalf.
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Settlement Reached in Aaron Carters Death Lawsuit
The ex-fiancée of the late singer Aaron Carter has reached a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit she filed on his behalf.According to court documents obtaine...
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According to court documents obtained by the Daily Mail in a lawsuit brought by on behalf of her and Carter's son, Princeton Lyric Carter, two of the parties being sued have opted to settle.
Martin filed the lawsuit in October 2023, and she alleged that Carter's death was the result of actions by multiple medical and mental health professionals, as well as pharmacies, who had prescribed him potentially dangerous medications.
After years of struggles with drug use and increasingly concerning behavior, Carter was found dead at home in his bathtub on November 5, 2022. He was 34.
The County Medical Examiner later determined that his death was the result of an accidental drowning after he had taken alprazolam – known by the brand name Xanax – and inhaled difluoroethane.
The latest development on the lawsuit comes after Carter's mother, Jane Carter Schneck, raised only a paltry amount of donations to pay for a potential Hollywood Walk of Fame star for her late son.
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The ex-fiancée of the late singer Aaron Carter has reached a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit she filed on his behalf; Carter, who was found dead in a bathtub at his home in November 2022, is pictured in February of that year
According to court documents obtained by the Daily Mail in a lawsuit brought by Melanie Martin on behalf of her and Carter's son, Princeton Lyric Carter, two of the parties being sued have opted to settle; Martin and Carter are pictured in April 2025 in LA
According to the court filings, a psychiatrist and a mental health clinic that were named as defendants had reached a settlement — which remains confidential — in April of this year.
The lawsuit had accused medical professionals of writing Carter prescriptions for hydrocodone, oxycodone and alprazolam – all of which are potentially addictive – despite there allegedly not being a justifiable medical reason for him to have the drugs.
Martin's lawsuit also claimed that her ex's 'mental health and psychiatric condition' should have been a red flag to prescribers when it came to the drugs.
According to the court filings, a psychiatrist and a mental health clinic reached a confidential settlement in April. Carter's death was ruled an accidental drowning, and he was found to have inhaled difluoroethane and taken Xanax before his death; pictured in 2019 in West Hollywood
According to the documents, the other defendants – including a dentist and a pharmacy, both located in Santa Monica, as well as the pharmacy chain Walgreens – do not appear to have reached a settlement; Carter is pictured in February 2022 in Las Vegas
Carter's mother, Jane Schneck, lost a legal battle with his former fiancée over his estate disbursement in April, according to documents obtained by the Daily Mail; Schneck and Carter are pictured in 2019 in West Hollywood
A judge denied Schneck's objection to closing Carter's estate and ruled that any remaining non-cash assets would be distributed to Martin; Martin and Carter are pictured in February 2022 in Las Vegas
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And last month, a judge denied Schneck's bid to prevent her late son's estate from closing, according to documents obtained by the Daily Mail.
Judge Jessica A. Uzcategui ruled late last in March that Carter's 'estate is insolvent,' meaning that its current debts outweigh its remaining assets.
She also ruled that its non-cash assets should be given to Martin, who is the mother of Carter's four-year-old son, Princeton 'Prince' Lyric Carter.
Schneck had accused his ex of illegally withdrawing $24,530 from Carter's bank account just days after his death. She also accused his estate administrator of undervaluing his assets and being 'partial' to Martin because her offer to buy his publicity rights was turned down; pictured in 2019 in West Hollywood
Despite claiming that Martin had committed 'financial improprieties,' Schneck said that she 'does not wish any legal harm to [Martin],' and she said her only concern is for her grandson's well-being; Martin is picturd in 2022 in Las Vegas
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Carter's mother wrote that she submitted an offer to buy the rights for $30,000 to the estate administrator, Aileen B. Federizo, in October of last year.
Although Schneck believed $30,000 to be a fair offer for the rights, both at the time of Carter's death and as of October 2025, she said Federizo denied the offer outright over the phone but then never responded in writing to her emailed offer.
The Daily Mail has reached out to Federizo's attorney to request comment.
