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Ooh, your kisses, sweeter than honey.
/ And guess what?
So is my money, Aretha Franklin sang in her hit Respect.
The judge will also decide exactly what Franklin had intended with her often illegible handwriting and crossed-out scrawls.
The discovery of Franklins two wills led to an acrimonious split between her four sons.
That means a lot of people either put it off or perhaps fail to follow through.
But the situation in Franklins estate was fairly unique at first, there was no will to be found.
Then two separate wills turned up in odd places.
Just a lot of factors, Smith said.
But as the trial approached, Clarences attorney announced that his client had dropped his claims.
We have settled on behalf of Clarence Franklin, his attorney, Joseph Buttiglieri, said.
He will receive a percentage of the estate.
We will not participate in the trial and have withdrawn our objections.
We expect that the court will enter an order approving our settlement.
It also names him the executor of the estate.
Aretha never discussed the 2014 will with anyone.
The Michigan jury ultimately disagreed.
