Aretha Franklin joins Prince, Michael Jackson and Robin Williams as stars' families battle it out over wills

, the Queen of Soul, passed away in 2018, but her estate is still in flux, pitting her sons against each other.

"I’m very, very happy. I just wanted my mother’s wishes to be adhered to," Kecalf Franklin said."We just want to exhale right now. It’s been a long five years for my family, my children."The handwritten documents were found in a notebook in the couch after a search for records in the home by her niece.

The older will said Kecalf and Edward"must take business classes and get a certificate or a degree" to benefit from the estate. That provision is not in the 2014 version. American musician Aretha Franklin performs on stage at the Park West Auditorium, Chicago, Illinois, March 23, 1992. The battle over Franklin's estate is ongoing, but her family is far from the first to go to court over a celebrity’s will, or lack thereof.Michael Jackson died in 2009 with a will in place, but it was contested by various family members, including his father and siblings.in 2009, he left his estate to be administered in a trust by his mother, Katherine Jackson, and executors John Branca and John McClain, two long-time Jackson associates.

Michael Jackson did not name his father, Joe Jackson, in his will. Not long after his death, Joe attempted to contest the will but was denied.In 2012, some of Jackson’s siblings, including Janet, Jermaine, Tito, Randy, and Rebbie, signed a letter accusing Branca and McClain of fraud and abusing Katherine.

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