One of the wills, none of which have been authenticated, names a surprise father for one of the late singer's sons.
The 16 scrawled pages haven't yet been authenticated as being in Franklin's handwriting, attorneys for Franklin's four sons and the personal representative in charge of the estate wrote. And even if they are real, it's not clear that they're valid, according to the court documents, which ask the judge to sort through it all and determine where to go next.
But if they are real, they reveal a savvy businesswoman who was intent on making sure her sons were treated fairly. Several times across all three documents, she writes that her assets should go equally to her three younger sons and outlines detailed instructions for the care of her eldest son, Clarence, who has special needs that have never been publicly disclosed.A page from one of three handwritten wills believed to have been left by Aretha Franklin, who died last year.
Not according to one of the purported wills, dated June 21, 2010. It says Clarence's father is Edward Jordan Sr. — who's also the acknowledged father of another of the singer's sons, Edward, who was born when she was 14. Little is known about him, but Franklin was decidedly unimpressed by Jordan, who is described in David Ritz's monumental 2014 biography,"Page 6 of the purported will includes this adamant declaration as part of the instructions for Clarence Franklin's care:"His father, Edward Jordan Sr.
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