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However, her niece Sabrina Owens, the estate's executor at the time, discovered two handwritten sets of documents nine months later at Franklin's Detroit home, the BBC reports.
The papers, dating back to 2014, override a handwritten will from 2010 discovered at Franklin's Detroit home in 2019, according to the presiding judge.
While both documents indicated Franklin's desire for her four sons to split the income from her music and copyrights, discrepancies existed.
A dispute persists over how to handle Franklin's music assets.
Persons:
Aretha Franklin, —, Sabrina Owens, Owens, Jennifer Callaghan, Franklin, Kecalf, Ted White II, Edward Franklin, Judge Callaghan, Franklin's, We've, Charles McKelvie, Clarence
Organizations:
Service, Franklin's Detroit, BBC, Detroit, Kecalf
Locations:
American, Detroit, Franklin's