Judge cites handwritten will and awards real estate to Aretha Franklin's sons
by Ed White
Nov 28, 2023
2 minutes
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 decision Monday came four months after a Detroit-area jury said the document was law, despite scribbles and many hard-to-read passages. Franklin had signed it and put a smiley face in the letter "A."
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