Justice validates Aretha Franklin’s will dated in 2014

A court in Michigan, in the United States, decided that a document dated 2014 and found in the home of Aretha Franklin in Detroit is the valid will (via People).

The lawyers of Kecalf and Edward Franklin, the singer’s children, argued that the fact that the will was left on a sofa does not nullify its effects. “You can leave the will on the kitchen counter. It remains your will,” said Charles McKelvie. The other defender, Craig Smith, pointed out to the jury:

It says right here, ‘This is my testament.’ She’s speaking from the grave, folks.

In the manuscript, the name of the son Ted White II, known as Teddy Richardsis crossed out and replaced by kecalf as executor of the will.

Another version

In the 2010 version, Aretha requires that white and the niece Sabrina Owens are executors of the will. the other children kecalf It is edward they should study business to receive the booty. Teddy Richards defended this document.

In both models, the artist who died in 2018 demands that her eldest son, Clarence Franklinbe regularly supported.

Heritage

According to the division of assets of franklinthe house in Bloomfield Hills was left to kecalf and their children, while the dresses can be auctioned or donated to the educational and research space Smithsonian Institute. The interpreter’s assets “Respect” are estimated at almost R$ 20 million.