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Aretha Franklin’s Last Will and Testament Litigated

By Gregg Greenberg

First it was the King of Rock and Roll’s family battling over the legitimacy of his daughter’s will. Now it’s the Queen of Soul’s kids clashing in a courtroom over handwritten wills found scattered around her house. Seriously, and with all due R-E-S-P-E-C-T, will somebody explain why music’s royalty can’t pass down their estates without their heirs getting all shook up?

It’s barely been two months since a settlement was reached over the will and multi-million-dollar estate of Lisa Marie Presley, the late daughter of music legend Elvis Presley and his wife Priscilla. The settlement, for which terms were not disclosed, resolved a dispute Priscilla raised that challenged the validity of an amendment to Lisa Marie’s will.

Hot on the heels of the Presley family’s document drama, a similar quarrel is being decided this week in court regarding the last wishes of Aretha Franklin, who…

 

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