There are many questions that this situation raises. Why would someone who trained as a lawyer and is actively fighting the federal government in court take such a risk? Isn't the timing of this a tad odd? He was winning in court.
Not to go down the conspiracy rabbit hole, but there are far too many questions that we will likely never get answers to. With a minor involved I have to wonder which court would have jurisdiction and if the public and/or press will be permitted to see/cover it.
There have been multiple deceased actors appearing in blockbuster movies as of late (RIP Star Wars). We know for fact that the tools to entirely fake images, video, and audio exist and have improved exponentially. When one goes out of their way to become an enemy of the state, one should expect that the state will do anything and everything in its power to preserve said power. And I repeat, he was winning in court.
I have no first-hand knowledge of the situation, but I find it to be suspect. And the masses will only read the headline and assume it to be accurate.