Aretha Franklin’s 2014 Will Found In Couch Deemed Valid By Jury: What To Know About Her Sons’ Legal Battle
etcanada.comThe 2014 will found in the couch of Aretha Franklin‘s home — following her death in 2018 — has been deemed valid by a jury. According to CNN, on Tuesday, after an hour of deliberations, a jury at the Oakland County Probate Court determined that a document that was found in the couch of the star’s home will stand as the record of the estate, as it was signed by the late artist and shows her intent.
The 2014 handwritten document rules in favor of her two sons, Kecalf and Edward Franklin. Franklin’s son, Ted White II, argued that a handwritten will from 2010 — which was found in a cabinet and favors him — should control her estate.
Kecalf and Edward Franklin argued that the 2014 document should be the final say. Both documents say that the sons would share income from music and copyrights.
However, the 2014 document crosses out Ted’s name as the executor of the estate, and instead has Kecalf. Since the document was determined valid, it means that Kecalf and Franklin’s grandchildren get Franklin’s home in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills — which is valued at over $1 million — and cars.
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