rert Murdoch in a legal battle with his children rert Murdoch is currently involved in a legal dispute with his three children to remove them from his media companies and pass control to his 52-year-old son Lachlan last year Murdoch attempted to give laan more voting power at the expense of his other children who are not happy with the media Empire's rightward shift the three children have hired their own legal team to fight against their father's plans the dispute is taking place in Nevada where llan could gain more control of the Empire if he and his father can prove that the Voting Rights shift benefits the organization llan Murdoch is known for being the most conservative son of Rupert Murdoch