PONTIAC, Mich. — Following a five-year battle over Aretha Franklin s estate, an Oakland County judge determined Monday who would get three of the Queen of Soul s four homes, her money
A judge overseeing the estate of Aretha Franklin awarded real estate to the late star s sons, citing a handwritten will from 2014 that was found between couch cushions.
A judge overseeing the estate of Aretha Franklin awarded real estate to the late star's sons, citing a handwritten will from 2014 that was found between couch cushions. Franklin had signed it and put a smiley face in the letter "A." The papers will override a handwritten will from 2010 that was found at Franklin's suburban Detroit home around the same time in 2019, the judge said.
A judge overseeing the estate of Aretha Franklin awarded real estate to the late star s sons, citing a handwritten will from 2014 that was found between couch cushions.