Accountant ordered to pay £80k for 'grossly offensive' email about ex-boss's wife Edward Franklin was dubbed ‘childish, petulant, unprofessional and rude’ The Independent UK · Oct 17
London foster carer who raped young girls jailed for 31 years Bradley Dilsworth, 69, was convicted of 22 child sex offences between 2002 and 2010, including one girl who he raped when she was aged between five and eight Evening Standard · Jun 26
Aretha Franklin’s sons awarded property after handwritten will found in a couch The youngest of the ‘Respect’ singer’s four sons will now receive her gated mansion in suburban Detroit The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023
A judge awards Aretha Franklin's properties to her sons, citing a handwritten will The decision Monday came four months after a Detroit-area jury said the document was a valid will under Michigan law, despite scribbles and many hard-to-read passages. WEKU · Nov 29, 2023
Judge cites handwritten will and awards real estate to Aretha Franklin's sons A judge overseeing the estate of Aretha Franklin has assigned real estate to the late star’s sons The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023
Why Are the Notes Found in Aretha Franklin’s Couch a Valid Will? The late Queen of Soul’s discovered notes had to meet certain Michigan requirements to be considered a valid will. The outcome might have been different in other states. Kiplinger · Jul 21, 2023
Expensive court fight over Aretha Franklin's will provides cautionary tale 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 The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2023
A jury rules a handwritten will found under Aretha Franklin's couch cushion is valid Multiple handwritten wills were found in Franklin's home in 2019. Two of Franklin's sons would like a 2014 will to be honored and are up against their brother, who wanted to uphold a 2010 will. WEKU · Jul 12, 2023
Aretha Franklin will found in couch is valid, jury rules Queen of Soul’s sons went to court over which handwritten document showed their mother’s wishes. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 11, 2023
Hand-written notes, warring brothers, and an $18m estate: Inside the battle for Aretha Franklin’s will The Queen of Soul’s sons are split on who will control her $18m fortune, Josh Marcus reports The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2023
Jury declares pages from Aretha Franklin’s couch to be her will Franklin’s sons have disputed which version of their mother’s will is valid following the singer’s 2018 death. Al Jazeera · Jul 11, 2023
Jury rules handwritten document found in Aretha Franklin’s couch is valid will Dispute between late star’s 2010 and 2014 wills pitted sons against each other Evening Standard · Jul 11, 2023
Jury starts deliberating the case of competing wills in Aretha Franklin estate Jurors in a Michigan court have begun deliberations in a dispute over the final will of music superstar Aretha Franklin The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2023
Aretha Franklin’s children to contest her will in court Three of Franklin’s four children are disputing the validity of documents left by the late singer in 2010 and 2014 The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2023
The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2023 Hand-written notes, warring brothers, and an $18m estate: Inside the battle for Aretha Franklin’s will The Queen of Soul’s sons are split on who will control her $18m fortune, Josh Marcus reports
Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 10, 2023 Jury seated in trial over Aretha Franklin’s handwritten wills One son believes a 2010 handwritten will should mainly control the estate, but two other sons are in favor of a 2014 document.
The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2023 Jury selection underway in trial over Aretha Franklin's handwritten wills Jury selection is underway in Michigan in a dispute over the estate of music superstar Aretha Franklin
The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023 Aretha Franklin's sons battle over handwritten wills 5 years after her death Five years after music superstar Aretha Franklin's death, her final wishes are still unsettled