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hamsterjill

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4. Some of these are "half" siblings.

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Fri Apr 29, 2016, 12:25 PM

Apr 2016

While I don't think that makes a difference legally, I'm sure it makes a difference in the family setting.

I hope they can sort through this privately. There has already been way too much public attention placed on how Prince died, etc. Obviously, the man was living in paid. Enough said in my opinion.

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Prince's siblings already fighting barely a week after his death [View all] KamaAina Apr 2016 OP

Ah, money . . .it doesn't change, it merely reveals . . . Journeyman Apr 2016 #1

Thank you. This^ misterhighwasted Apr 2016 #3

Money - makes good people better and bad people worse. n/t CincyDem Apr 2016 #6

They have some important decisions to make as a group jberryhill Apr 2016 #9

"You lovin' gives me such a thrill, but your lovin' don't pay my bills." Eleanors38 Apr 2016 #24

This is what being worth near a billion $$$ & having NO WILL sounds like. misterhighwasted Apr 2016 #2

And the saddest part of it all... trotsky Apr 2016 #7

We don't yet know whether he had a will jberryhill Apr 2016 #8

The Estate of Gil Scott-Heron Democat Apr 2016 #10

I guess the DNA stuff makes that a lot harder now jberryhill Apr 2016 #12

Judge confirms, No Will, appoints Bank to oversee the estate misterhighwasted Apr 2016 #27

All that means... jberryhill Apr 2016 #30

I see. okay then misterhighwasted Apr 2016 #32

Some of these are "half" siblings. hamsterjill Apr 2016 #4

All of them are except Tyka. KamaAina Apr 2016 #17

I didn't find anything in that article presenting evidence that they bjo59 Apr 2016 #5

Money changes people... ReRe Apr 2016 #11

I would be more surprised if they weren't fighting. louis-t Apr 2016 #13

If Prince didn't leave a will, they might as well not fight. Paladin Apr 2016 #14

This is what "fighting for free stuff" actually looks like. PowerToThePeople Apr 2016 #15

100% inheritance tax? Yeah, that is going to fly snooper2 Apr 2016 #26

Why wouldn't that fly? PowerToThePeople Apr 2016 #31

There's plenty of freaking money! Gosh, people are greedy. TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2016 #16

And what is sad is there is enough for all of them. jwirr Apr 2016 #18

Especially when you consider the full value of his music catalog. cbdo2007 Apr 2016 #22

I also heard there is a lot of unpublished work left. jwirr Apr 2016 #33

It's fairly surprising that someone with that large an estate Blue_In_AK Apr 2016 #19

What took them so long? joeybee12 Apr 2016 #20

Most people don't have wills. SheilaT Apr 2016 #21

We don't have one for money, we just have one for who will take care of our small kids. cbdo2007 Apr 2016 #23

Excellent! SheilaT Apr 2016 #25

That's not all. An alleged son has come forward. Eugene Apr 2016 #28

An unexpected death can bring out the worst in people REP Apr 2016 #29