More Relatives Making Claims On Prince’s Estate

I have previously discussed the ongoing issues surrounding the estate of legendary musician Prince who passed away intestate.  Now there are more people coming forward claiming to be descended from Prince’s half-brother Duane Nelson.  “The two new potential heirs both said they were descended from Prince’s older half-brother Duane Nelson, who died in 2011, and was once head of security for the singer.”  There is another person who is claiming that she had a child with Duane Nelson.  “Another woman, Jeannine Halloran, said that she had an 11-year-old daughter with the late Duane Nelson Jr.”  The mother and daughter are willing to undergo DNA testing to try to prove their claims, and both claimers also filed their birth certificates with the probate court. 

See Tom Wyke, Two more ‘relatives’ stake their claim to a share of Prince’s fortune: Family of singer’s late half-brother say birth certificate proves they are rightful heirs, Daily Mail, May 19, 2016.

Special thanks to Joel Dobris (Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law) for bringing this article to my attention.