DETROIT (AP) — 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.
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.
One of her sons, Kecalf Franklin, will get that property, which was valued at $1.1 million in 2018, but is now worth more.
The discovery of the two handwritten wills months after her death led to a dispute between the sons over what their mother wanted to do with her real estate and other assets.
One of the properties, worth more than $1 million, will likely be sold and the proceeds shared by four sons.
Persons:
—, Aretha Franklin, Franklin, Kecalf Franklin, Ted White II, Teddy, ” Charles McKelvie, Jennifer Callaghan, Edward Franklin, We've, ” McKelvie, There's, Aretha, ”, Ed White
Organizations:
DETROIT
Locations:
Detroit, Michigan