Prince’s Estate: Who Gets the Jewels?

A Minnesota judge decided that singer Prince has six siblings as his rightful heirs, bringing them closer to collecting their shares of the singer’s $200 million estate. Since Prince’s death due to an accidental opioid overdose, more than 45 people came forward claiming to be his relative. Some were ruled out through DNA testing, while others had their claims rejected as a matter of law. The six named heirs will be unable to collect their shares of the estate until any other claimants’ appeals have been resolved. The moral of the story: if Prince had had his lawyer draw up a will, all of this uncertainty would have been avoided!