Tag Archives: Aretha Franklin

  I am often contacted by potential clients who insist that their relatives executed a will, but they are unable to locate it. Wills turn up in the strangest of places. The recent case of Aretha Franklin’s will is a perfect example of this. It was found underneath a couch cushion. This raises the question: where is the best place to search for a missing will? My answer is: just about every place that you can think of where a scrap of paper could be located. This issue is especially relevant in states like Virginia that recognize the validity of holographic wills …