The long, expensive court fight over the will of soul singer Aretha Franklin provides a cautionary tale for people who want to make sure their wishes are carried out after their death.
whose lawyers had argued that papers dated 2014 should override a 2010 will discovered in a locked cabinet at the Queen of Soul’s home in suburban Detroit.
“Kids fighting after mom and dad pass is the oldest thing in the world,” said Patrick Simasko, who teaches elder law at Michigan State University's law school and has been following the Franklin case. “That's the last thing that mom and dad want. That's the takeaway. Prepare your estate plan so the kids won't fight after you pass away.”
“There were a lot of open questions and we never resolved those open questions,” lawyer Henry Grix testified during the long-running litigation."“She was quite ill and perhaps unable, really, to reach final intentions.” “People are sometimes pennywise and pound foolish, including people with decent amounts of money," said Josh Rubenstein, a New York attorney who heads the private wealth department at the nationwide law firm Katten."But if you have enough money to leave to somebody, you have enough money to hire a lawyer and not do it yourself.”WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SOMEONE DIES WITHOUT A WILL?
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