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Jurors in a Michigan court have begun deliberations in a dispute over the final will of music superstar Aretha Franklin. Lawyers for two of her sons urged jurors to declare
A document handwritten by singer Aretha Franklin and found in her couch after her 2018 death is a valid Michigan will, a jury said Tuesday, a critical turn in a dispute that has turned her sons against each other. It’s a victory for Kecalf Franklin and Edward Franklin whose lawyers had argued that papers dated 2014 should override a 2010 will that was discovered around the same time in a locked cabinet at the Queen of Soul’s home in suburban Detroit. After the verdict was read, Aretha Franklin's grandchildren stepped forward from the first row to hug Kecalf and Edward.
It's a critical turn in a dispute that has turned the music superstar's sons against each other.
It's a critical turn in a dispute that has turned the music superstar's sons against each other.
A jury in Michigan says a document handwritten by singer Aretha Franklin and found in her couch after her death is a valid will. It’s a critical turn in a