- A recently found hand-written will found in Aretha Franklin's couch has been ruled valid by a jury.
- For several years the validity of the will has been the reason for bad blood between potential heirs to her estate.
- After she died in 2018, Aretha didn't have a formal will. However, two documents were found at her home—one in her cabinet in 2010 and the other in the sofa cushions in 2014.
- While both documents stated that she wanted her four sons to split the earnings from her records and publishing, there were differences. After an hour, a jury ruled the 2014 handwritten will was valid and had precedence over the 2010 will.
- Aretha joins well-known celebrities like Michael Jackson, Prince, and Bob Marley, who didn't have a will at their death.