Foto

Aretha Franklin: Handwritten wills found at Queen of Soul's home raise questions for her $80m estate

Three handwritten wills found at Aretha Franklin ’s home have raised questions for her $80m estate.The letters were found in the Queen of Soul’s suburban Detroit home, months after her death in August 2018.The most recent is dated March 2014 and appears to give the famous singer’s assets to family members. Some writing is extremely hard to decipher, however, and the four pages have words scratched out and phrases in the margins. From extras.Franklin was 76 when she died last August of pancreatic cancer. Lawyers and family members said at the time that she had no will, but the three handwritten versions were discovered earlier this month. Two from 2010 were found in a locked cabinet after a key was located.The 2014 version was inside a spiral notebook under cushions, said an attorney for Franklin’s estate, David Bennett. Bennett, who was Franklin’s lawyer for more than 40 years, filed the wills on Monday. He told a judge that he’s not sure if they’re legal under Michigan law. A hearing is scheduled for 12 June. According to Bennett, the wills were shared with Franklin’s four sons or their lawyers, but a deal wasn’t reached on whether any should be considered valid. A statement from the estate said two sons object to the wills.