Judge: Appeals holding up Prince estate determination
CHASKA, Minn. — The Minnesota judge overseeing Prince’s estate will wait for appeals to be exhausted before making a final determination on who will inherit a fortune that could be worth around $200 million, he said at a hearing Thursday.
But Carver County District Judge Kevin Eide also made it clear the late superstar’s six confirmed siblings are the likely heirs. He already has rejected claims from several other people to be Prince’s child, sibling or wife, and there are a couple more DNA tests pending, though he expects them to be rejected.
“The court cannot make a determination of who the heirs are until these appeals are exhausted,” Eide said. That process typically takes several months or more.
Prince left no known will when he died in April of a painkiller overdose. Since he wasn’t married and had no surviving children or parents, his siblings stand to inherit equal shares of his estate under Minnesota law.