A handwritten will found under Aretha Franklin’s sofa cushions was ruled valid by a Michigan jury that took less than an hour to deliberate. Lawyers for the singer’s sons Kecalf Franklin and ...

Aretha Franklin died without a known will in August ... But months later, handwritten wills were found in a cabinet and under a sofa cushion at her home in suburban Detroit, Michigan.

A handwritten document that was discovered under a sofa cushion has been ruled to be Aretha Franklin’s valid will. The legendary singer died of pancreatic cancer aged 76 in August 2018 without ...

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Two sons of the late singer Aretha Franklin have clashed over her final wishes in a trial that will determine whether a handwritten document found under sofa cushions will count as her will.

A handwritten note found underneath the sofa of the late soul singer Aretha Franklin can be used as her legal last will and testament, a jury has ruled. The decision was the latest turn in a ...

Two sons of the late singer Aretha Franklin have clashed over her final wishes in an unusual trial that will determine whether a handwritten document found under sofa cushions will count as her will.

Now, the tale of two wills gets its resolution... A document handwritten by singer Aretha Franklin and found in her sofa after her 2018 death has been ruled as a valid Michigan will, a jury said.