Sister files papers in court claiming Prince died without a will.
Recently deceased entertainer Prince apparently died without a will and the likelihood that a messy estate battle is coming is reported in the USA Today article “Prince died without a will, sister says.”
The musician’s sister has filed a petition with the court asserting that he did not have a will and she is asking that a special administrator be named to oversee the estate and Prince’s business interests. Prince’s closest living relatives are his sister, several half-siblings and his nieces and nephews.
He was not married and did not have any children.
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