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Mar. 23, 2020

War of the wills: Aretha Franklin’s conflicting wills frustrate her heirs

The prominent attorney Reginald Turner, president-elect of the American Bar Association, explained to reporters last week that he owed it to his longtime friend, the late Aretha Franklin, to step in as temporary caretaker of her estate.

Scott E. Rahn

Founding Partner
RMO LLP

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Email: rahns@rmolawyers.com

University of San Diego SOL; San Diego CA

Scott represents beneficiaries, professional and corporate fiduciaries in contested probate and trust estate litigation and conservatorship litigation matters and related estate administration issues.

War of the wills: Aretha Franklin’s conflicting wills frustrate her heirs
Aretha Franklin performs in New York in 2005. (New York Times News Service)

The prominent attorney Reginald Turner, president-elect of the American Bar Association, explained to reporters earlier this month that he owed it to his longtime friend, the late Aretha Franklin, to step in as temporary caretaker of her estate.

Respectfully, this entire situation could have been avoided if Ms. Franklin's professional associates had helped her with her estate planning while she was alive.

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