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Four Pages Found in a Couch Are Ruled Aretha Franklin’s True Will

In deciding a family dispute over her estate, a jury in Michigan ruled that a handwritten document found in a couch at Franklin’s home after her death represented her last wishes.

By Ben Sisario and Ryan Patrick Hooper

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Is Aretha Franklin’s True Will the One Found in the Couch or a Cabinet?

A trial starting on Monday is to decide whether either of two handwritten documents represents the singer’s last wishes. Her sons have battled in court for years over the question.

By Julia Jacobs