https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/celebrity/the-fight-over-aretha-franklin-s-handwritten-wills-takes-new-turn/ar-AAFtNj2 Members of Aretha Franklin’s family and their representatives remain in a nasty stalemate in a court battle to determine who will get control of The Queen of Soul’s estate.  Provided by USA Today Sports Media Group LLC Battle For Queen Of Soul’s Fortune © Provided by USA Today Sports Media Group LLC Detroit Free...

https://nbc25news.com/news/local/handwriting-expert-to-examine-franklin-will by Associated Press Wednesday, August 7th 2019 FILE – In this Tuesday, May 17, 2011 file photo, Aretha Franklin performs during a star-studded double-taping of “Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular,” in Chicago. A judge is expected to consider a request for a handwriting expert to examine wills discovered in couch cushions after Aretha Franklin’s death....

https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2019/08/06/aretha-franklin-estate-family-divisions-sons/1921997001/ Attorneys for Aretha Franklin’s heirs locked into sometimes heated battle Tuesday afternoon over control of the singer’s estate. But near the end of a lengthy and multifaceted hearing at Oakland County Probate Court that at one point had nine attorneys conferring with Judge Jennifer Callaghan at her bench, the judge asserted her own control over matters, placing the estate’s...

https://pagesix.com/2019/08/07/handwriting-expert-to-examine-wills-found-in-aretha-franklins-couch-cushions/ PONTIAC, Mich. — A Michigan judge agreed to allow a handwriting expert to examine wills discovered in couch cushions after Aretha Franklin‘s death. During a hearing Tuesday, Oakland County Probate Judge Jennifer Callaghan also placed administration of Franklin’s estate under court supervision. That means the court will have a role in major decisions about her estate, including...

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8526720/aretha-franklin-will-examined-handwriting-expert *Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Aretha Franklin performs onstage at the Elton John AIDS Foundation Commemorates Its 25th Year And Honors Founder Sir Elton John During New York Fall Gala at Cathedral of St. John the Divine on Nov. 7, 2017 in New York City. See complete article on billboard.com https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8526720/aretha-franklin-will-examined-handwriting-expert

https://fortune.com/2019/08/13/aretha-franklin-how-will-gets-examined-handwriting-expert/ https://www.varaklaw.com/aretha-franklin-estate-dispute-a-reminder-forensic-handwriting-analysis-can-be-incredibly-important-in-probate/ When Aretha Franklin died in August 2018, her family thought she didn’t have a will. However, they then discovered two handwritten wills, one in a locked cabinet and the other under a couch cushion, that gave conflicting instructions on how her estate should be handled. One of those wills is now being examined...