 B. D.'s brother through adoption, Michael Merrill, ended contact with B.D., and refused to speak to her again.Bette Davis disinherited B. D. and her grandchildren; her estate was instead divided between her adopted son Michael Merrill and her assistant Kathryn Sermak.A born-again Christian, Hyman is the head of her own ministry and pastor of her church in Charlottesville, Virginia.