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Priscilla Presley has strong case in dispute over control of daughter's estate

LOS ANGELES — When Priscilla Presley challenged her late daughter's will last month, it raised the prospect of a family rift and a messy legal battle over who would guide Elvis' lucrative estate. But legal experts say the court is likely to back Priscilla's claim. In a Los Angeles court filing, Presley asked a judge to invalidate a recently discovered 2016 document — one that replaced Presley ...
Priscilla Presley, left, listens to her daughter Lisa Marie Presley speak during a media day for the "Graceland Presents Elvis: The Exhibition- The Show- The Experience" at the Westgate Las Vegas in Las Vegas on April 23, 2015.

LOS ANGELES — When Priscilla Presley challenged her late daughter's will last month, it raised the prospect of a family rift and a messy legal battle over who would guide Elvis' lucrative estate.

But legal experts say the court is likely to back Priscilla's claim.

In a Los Angeles court filing, Presley asked a judge to invalidate a recently discovered 2016 document — one that replaced Presley and Barry Siegel (her daughter's former manager) as co-trustees of Lisa Marie Presley's trust with Lisa Marie's children, Riley and Benjamin Keough.

Elvis' ex-wife has cited various factors, including a suggestion

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