1 of 1 Aretha Franklin — Photo: Eric Thayer/Portal Aretha Franklin — Photo: Eric Thayer/Portal
Kecalf Franklin and Edward Franklin, the artist’s sons, defended acceptance of the fourpage manuscript found on her sofa in Michigan, United States, as a will.
On the other side of the argument, Theodore, also Aretha’s son, defended the validation of a notarized document in 2010. In it, his name and that of Sabrina Owens, the singer’s niece, appear to represent the estate.
However, the document accepted by the jury names Kecalf as a representative. In addition, he and his grandchildren will also inherit their mother’s $1.2 million mansion.
In both the document defended by Kecalf and Edward and the document defended by White and Owens, Aretha left her children the money to reproduce the music and the copyright to her work.
The sixmember jury heard witnesses, including the heirs and a manuscript expert.
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