Jury decides Aretha Franklin ‘will’ found under sofa cushions is valid

A jury in the US has ruled that a document handwritten by singer Aretha Franklin and found under her sofa cushions after her death in 2018 is valid (Mary Altaffer/AP)

A document handwritten by singer Aretha Franklin and found under her sofa cushions after her death in 2018 is a valid Michigan will, a jury has ruled.

The decision is a critical turn in a dispute that has turned her sons against one another.