{"id":1970546,"date":"2023-07-12T09:43:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T13:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jury-decides-aretha-franklins-handwritten-will-discovered-under-couch-cushions-is-valid\/"},"modified":"2023-07-12T09:44:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T13:44:51","slug":"jury-decides-aretha-franklins-handwritten-will-discovered-under-couch-cushions-is-valid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jury-decides-aretha-franklins-handwritten-will-discovered-under-couch-cushions-is-valid\/","title":{"rendered":"Jury confirms validity of Aretha Franklin&#8217;s hidden handwritten will."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjury-decides-aretha-franklins-handwritten-will-discovered-under-couch-cushions-is-valid%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1970546&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A jury has made a fascinating decision that adds a twist to the legal battle over the late legendary singer, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/aretha-franklin\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aretha Franklin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019s estate. They have ruled that a handwritten will discovered under her couch cushions is valid and takes precedence over an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jury-decides-aretha-franklins-handwritten-will-discovered-under-couch-cushions-is-valid\/\" title=\"Jury confirms validity of Aretha Franklin's hidden handwritten will.\">earlier version found locked<\/a> in a cabinet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The discovery of this handwritten will has caused quite a stir. Aretha Franklin&#8217;s son, Ted White II, argued that the notarized version of her will from 2010 should hold more weight than the 2014 version found in the couch. He claimed that the 2010 version, created in a more traditional manner, should override the other.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWith all the time I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-school-districts-anti-racist-curriculum-could-cost-taxpayers-280k\/\" title=\"Virginia School District\u2019s \u2018Anti-Racist\u2019 Curriculum Could Cost Taxpayers 0K\">spent working<\/a> with her administratively \u2026 every other document that she ever signed was something that was done conventionally and legally,\u201d White told the jury through his lawyer, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/entertainment\/aretha-franklins-handwritten-will-found-couch-cushions-is-valid-jury-decides\">Fox News<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The handwritten will was discovered by Franklin\u2019s niece, Sabrina Owens, in her suburban Detroit home after Franklin passed away in 2018 without a formal will. Owens testified that she found the documents while searching the sofa, where her aunt would often spend time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A representative for Franklin\u2019s sons, Kecalf and Edward Franklin, argued during closing arguments that the newer version of the will should be considered valid. \u201cYou can take your will and leave it on the kitchen counter. It\u2019s still your will,\u201d he stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The most recent will states that Kecalf and Franklin\u2019s grandchildren are entitled to her home in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. In contrast, the 2010 version specifies that her sons must obtain a certificate or degree in business before inheriting her estate. The 2014 version reportedly includes this stipulation, according to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/aretha-franklin-will-dispute-d7aba286b05ea0d0e6318ce6abc887d5\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AP<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After less than an hour of deliberation, the jury reached a verdict.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI\u2019m very, very happy,\u201d expressed Kecalf upon hearing the verdict. \u201cI just wanted my mother\u2019s wishes to be adhered to. We just want to exhale right now. It\u2019s been a long five years for my family, my children.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">White\u2019s attorney stated, \u201cWe were here to see what the jury would rule. We\u2019ll live with it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to reports, the last public accounting of Franklin\u2019s estate showed an income of $3.9 million in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-buyers-spent-a-record-6-1b-on-u-s-real-estate-in-2021\/\" title=\"Chinese Buyers Spent a Record .1B on U.S. Real Estate in 2021\">previous 12-month period<\/a>, with a similar amount spent, including over $900,000 in legal fees to various firms.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A jury ruled Tuesday that a handwritten will discovered beneath Aretha Franklin&#8217;s couch cushions is valid, surpassing an earlier version found in a locked cabinet. This decision arises amidst a contentious legal dispute over the iconic singer&#8217;s estate. Ted White II, her son, argued that a notarized 2010 will should take precedence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":345,"featured_media":1970547,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1970546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1970546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/345"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1970546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1970546\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1970547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1970546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1970546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1970546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}