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Why Are the Notes Found in Aretha Franklin’s Couch a Valid Will?

The late Queen of Soul’s discovered notes had to meet certain Michigan requirements to be considered a valid will. The outcome might have been different in other states.

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How To Avoid Aretha Franklin and Prince's Estate Planning Errors

Aretha, Prince, James Brown: Lessons learned from celebrities failure to estate plan

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Why a handwritten will found in Aretha Franklin's couch got R‑E‑S‑P‑E‑C‑T from a jury

A handwritten will in a spiral notebook found wedged between couch cushions months after Aretha Franklin’s 2018 death is valid, a jury in Pontiac, Michigan, has decided. The July 11, 2023, verdict ended a yearslong legal dispute among three of the soul singer’s four sons over which of three informal…

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Expensive court fight over Aretha Franklin's will provides cautionary tale

The long, expensive court fight over the will of soul singer Aretha Franklin provides a cautionary tale for people who want to make sure their wishes are carried out after their death

The Independent UK

Aretha Franklin's hidden will is valid

A Michigan jury ruled that three of her sons will split her $6 million fortune

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A jury rules a handwritten will found under Aretha Franklin's couch cushion is valid

Multiple handwritten wills were found in Franklin's home in 2019. Two of Franklin's sons would like a 2014 will to be honored and are up against their brother, who wanted to uphold a 2010 will.

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Aretha Franklin will found in couch is valid, jury rules

Queen of Soul’s sons went to court over which handwritten document showed their mother’s wishes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Hand-written notes, warring brothers, and an $18m estate: Inside the battle for Aretha Franklin’s will

The Queen of Soul’s sons are split on who will control her $18m fortune, Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK

Jury declares pages from Aretha Franklin’s couch to be her will

Franklin’s sons have disputed which version of their mother’s will is valid following the singer’s 2018 death.

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Jury rules handwritten document found in Aretha Franklin’s couch is valid will

Dispute between late star’s 2010 and 2014 wills pitted sons against each other

Evening Standard

Aretha Franklin’s handwritten note found under couch cushion is a valid will, jury rules

After less than an hour of deliberation, the jury ruled that the handwritten note found at Aretha Franklin’s home can serve as a will

The Independent UK

Jury starts deliberating the case of competing wills in Aretha Franklin estate

Jurors in a Michigan court have begun deliberations in a dispute over the final will of music superstar Aretha Franklin

The Independent UK

Aretha Franklin’s children to contest her will in court

Three of Franklin’s four children are disputing the validity of documents left by the late singer in 2010 and 2014

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Hand-written notes, warring brothers, and an $18m estate: Inside the battle for Aretha Franklin’s will

The Queen of Soul’s sons are split on who will control her $18m fortune, Josh Marcus reports

Chicago Sun-Times

Jury seated in trial over Aretha Franklin’s handwritten wills

One son believes a 2010 handwritten will should mainly control the estate, but two other sons are in favor of a 2014 document.

The Independent UK

Jury selection underway in trial over Aretha Franklin's handwritten wills

Jury selection is underway in Michigan in a dispute over the estate of music superstar Aretha Franklin

Daily Mirror

Elton John shares emotional message with fans as he takes to the stage for his final show

Music legend Elton John has shared "one final farewell" message to his fans as he concludes his epic 330-date megatour in Stockholm tonight as he retires from touring

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Aretha Franklin's sons battle over handwritten wills 5 years after her death

Five years after music superstar Aretha Franklin's death, her final wishes are still unsettled

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"Success certainly beats obscurity. I have an incredible life, and I know it" - the epic journey of Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Raitt has played with everyone, from Ray Charles to Bruce Springsteen to Elton John and Aretha Franklin - and she's still winning awards

The Guardian - UK

A birdsong app, an allergy cure and a cool glass of gavi: Alan Carr, Mary Berry, Maya Jama and others on the thing that makes their summer

From a slice of cucumber to a sticky cuddle, celebrities reveal their essential companion for a blue-sky day

The Guardian - AU

The Australian blames ‘production error’ for attack on Noel Pearson added to reader’s letter

‘Horrified’ reader tracks down Indigenous leader to explain harsh words are not hers. Plus: tabloids smell blood as Michael Rowland takes a break

Guitar World

Bill Lee, jazz bassist, composer and father of Spike Lee, dies aged 94

The double bass loyalist who rejected the rising wave of electric basses in the '70s worked with Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Gordon Lightfoot and more, and scored Spike's first four feature films

The Guardian - UK

‘At 83, I still feel sexual’: Smokey Robinson on love, joy, drugs, Motown – and his affair with Diana Ross

The music legend has just released a fabulously filthy album. He looks back on his incredible life in songwriting, and his friendships with Marvin Gaye, Berry Gordy and Aretha Franklin

My Imperfect Life

Are Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell dating? Why fans think so

Those Sydney Sweeney Glen Powell dating rumors are flooding social media. But are they just close co-stars or something more?

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