Prince
Tyka Nelson, the sister of the late music
legend Prince, who died last week, informed the
court the late singer has no will for his vast estate. As
such, the court appointed an administrator and established a
trust today, which the Judiciary Report suggested yesterday
(Reports
Indicate Singer Prince Left No Will). Nelson states
she and Prince’s half siblings should share the estate. They
need to be careful, as Prince’s former label Warner Bros, is
not to be trusted and will try to take what they are not
entitled to in any measure.
Local police in Minnesota are also
requesting the assistance of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
as prescription painkillers were found in Prince’s home,
Paisley Park, where he died. Sites such as TMZ are speculating Prince died
from a prescription pill overdose. I don’t think Prince
meant to overdose. Sometimes when people are sick or in pain
from injury, they take more and more painkillers or flu
medicine in trying to feel better and end up accidentally
overdosing (leading to heart attack, respiratory failure or
deadly seizure).
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A friend of my family died a few years ago
from a heart attack. He was a famous producer with two
recording studios, a label, homes, a store and a copyrighted
catalog of works. My dad, a musicologist and radio
personality, used to tell him to get a will, as he knew so
many people in the music industry that passed away from old
age, disease, accidents ect. The producer died without a
will. It led to a fierce legal battle in two countries,
mainly in Britain, as his heirs retained attorneys regarding
his assets. So much money has gone to legal fees. It’s a
very difficult process when there is no will.
Many label owners, producers and songwriters
do not have wills. It’s a bad habit in our trade. Many label
owners, producers and songwriters keep much of their
business dealings and practices in their heads. If one dies,
it can create protracted legal battles in trying to sort out
matters concerning their estate. I would advise company
owners, production talent, entertainers and athletes to
maintain a proper will. Yes, it is morbid and a pain in the
backside, but necessary to protect the ones you love after
you are gone and will save your heirs additional legal fees and court
related distress.
STORY SOURCE
Prince's Death: Local Investigators Ask for DEA's Help on Case
The county sheriff investigating the death
of Prince is asking for help from the Drug Enforcement
Administration, federal law enforcement officials told NBC
News on Wednesday. The officials say prescription
painkillers were found in his possession when he died and in
his house near Minnesota, though officials have yet to say
what role, if any, those medications may have played in his
death.
An autopsy was conducted last week, but the
medical examiner said it would take weeks before the cause
of death would be disclosed. The DEA's role, officials say,
will be to determine such things as where the medications
came from, and what prescriptions Prince had obtained. DEA
agents often check those records in death investigations.
Some of his friends have said he took the painkiller
Percocet to relieve pain in his hips — the result of years
of jumping during performances...
Court appoints Prince estate administrator, sets first
hearing date
Maria Puente, USA TODAY 3:10 p.m. EDT April
27, 2016 - The legal machinery assigned to figure out what
to do about the late Prince's estate started up Wednesday: A
judge assigned a special administrator to the case and set a
first probate hearing date for next week. Acting on a
petition from Prince's sister, Tyka Nelson, Judge Kevin Eide,
a district court judge in Carver County, Minn., signed
orders appointing Prince's longtime bank, Bremer Trust,
National Association, as a special administrator to secure
and preserve the estate until a "personal representative,"
or executor, is appointed by the court.
