{"id":391474,"date":"2017-05-20T13:23:49","date_gmt":"2017-05-20T13:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/05\/20\/singers-sister-and-half-siblings-declared-heirs\/"},"modified":"2017-05-20T13:23:49","modified_gmt":"2017-05-20T13:23:49","slug":"singers-sister-and-half-siblings-declared-heirs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/05\/20\/singers-sister-and-half-siblings-declared-heirs\/","title":{"rendered":"Singer\u2019s sister and half-siblings declared heirs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"news_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor:pointer;\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XDUyMDIwMTcyMzY1MV85NjEyOTIzMF9wcmluY2UuanBnfDMwMHwxODB8NS8yMC8yMDE3.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"javascript:window.location='\/newsphoto\/3\/1\/NDMyOTI=';\"\/><\/div>\n<p>More than a year after the death of the superstar musician Prince, his sister and five half-siblings have been declared his legal heirs.<\/p>\n<p>The singer died in April 2016 at his Paisley Park studios, from an accidental overdose of the painkiller fentanyl.<\/p>\n<p>He did not leave a will and did not have any children.<\/p>\n<p>Reports place the value of his estate at around $200m (\u00a3153m), though taxes will likely absorb around half of that.<\/p>\n<p>In a protracted legal battle, as many as 45 people have staked a claim to the fortune, including a prisoner in Colorado who wrongly claimed to be Prince\u2019s son.<\/p>\n<p>Last July, a judge rejected claims by 29 would-be heirs, and ordered genetic tests to be carried out on others.<\/p>\n<p>Prince\u2019s assets include properties and the rights to his music, including hits like Let\u2019s Go Crazy and When Doves Cry, and previously unreleased material.<\/p>\n<p>District judge Kevin Eide said that those people denied the status of heirs must have time to appeal against the ruling.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Prince\u2019s sister, Tyka Nelson, and five half-siblings \u2013 Sharon Nelson, Norrine Nelson, John Nelson, Omarr Baker and Alfred Jackson \u2013 must wait another year to get their share of the millions.<\/p>\n<p>The music icon\u2019s estate has struck deals to make his albums available by streaming, and is planning a series of releases including a remastered Purple Rain album, two albums of unreleased tracks, and two concert films.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than a year after the death of the superstar musician Prince, his sister and five half-siblings have been declared his legal heirs. 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