Probate
May 31, 2019
Sorting Aretha Franklin’s wills could take longer than the Prince estate
With the recent discoveries of multiple purported handwritten wills from the late soul legend Aretha Franklin, what the heirs initially thought would be a straightforward case is now looking to be a rather lengthy court process.





Scott E. Rahn
Founding Partner
RMO LLP
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Email: rahns@rmolawyers.com
University of San Diego SOL; San Diego CA
Scott represents beneficiaries, professional and corporate fiduciaries in contested probate and trust estate litigation and conservatorship litigation matters and related estate administration issues.

With the recent discoveries of multiple purported handwritten wills from the late soul legend Aretha Franklin, what the heirs initially thought would be a straightforward case is now looking to be a lengthier court process than Prince's estate, which is still being probated several years after the pop icon's death.
Of all the lessons learned since Prince's death on April 21, 2016, the most obvious is: If you die without a will, you p...
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