on saturday , april 7 , pinto - walsh gave a phone interview to los gatos patch and said she was with kinkade when he died , had called 911 at 11:30 a.m. and identified herself as amy pinto .
she also said she was kinkade 's live - in girlfriend , was with him for 18 months and that kinkade had been separated from his wife nanette for quite a while .
his family attributed his untimely death .
in court documents obtained friday afternoon by los gatos patch at the santa clara county superior court judge patricia m. lucas , seeks to prohibit pinto - walsh from disclosing information in breach of a confidentiality agreement she signed feb. 25 , 2011 .
the documents filed by the kinkade family trust , which were obtained by the website , attempt to prevent the girlfriend , amy pinto - walsh .
kinkade was separated from his wife at the time of his death and was apparently living with pinto - walsh .
kinkade 's brother said in a report earlier this month that the artist had relapsed into alcoholism in the weeks prior to his death .
the los gatos patch in santa clara , calif. , recently reported that kinkade 's wife , nanette , has filed a restraining order against the artist 's live - in girlfriend , amy pinto - walsh .
in a 2006 times report , some former gallery owners depicted kinkade as a ruthless businessman who drove them to financial ruin .