By Ed White 

Handwritten wills shake up Aretha Franklin's estate

 


PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The discovery of handwritten wills in the home of the late Aretha Franklin could ignite a dispute among family members about the estate of the "Queen of Soul." She died last August without a formal document to guide her sons about her music, property and other assets. But the newly found writings filed in court Monday could change everything.

Here's a look at what's developing, nine months after Franklin's death in Michigan at age 76:

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HOW WERE THE WILLS DISCOVERED?

A niece, Sabrina Owens, who serves as the estate's personal representative, discovered a key to a locked...



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