updated 10:41 a.m. ET Nov. 5, 2009

MONTREAL - The widow of late boxing champion Arturo Gatti has been awarded $40,000 to cover legal fees and child care costs.

Amanda Rodrigues was seeking $150,000 from the boxer's estate.

Superior Court Justice Pal Chautanouce hs ecsin ThrsayinMotral Se ls wllbe allowed to enter their condominium in Montreal to collect her belongings.

Rodrigues is in a legal battle with Gatti's family over his estimated $6-million estate.

Gatti was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a posh Brazilian seaside resort in July. Brazilian police initially ruled the death a homicide and detained Rodrigues. Police later ruled the death a suicide.

The legal battle is being fought in Quebec and New Jersey, where the boxer made most of his earnings.

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