Country music star Naomi Judd, who died in April of this year, left her only two children, singer Wynonna and actress Ashley Judd, out of her will, according to Page Six. She named her husband Larry Strickland, 76, as her estate executor, according to court documents.
Naomi requested in her will that the musician have “full authority and discretion” over any property that is an asset to her estate “without the approval of any court” or permission from any beneficiary of the estate.
She also stated, according to the documents, that Strickland would be entitled to receive “reasonable compensation” for his services and that he would be paid or reimbursed for all “reasonable expenses, advances and disbursements, including attorneys and accountants’ fees, made or incurred in the administration of my assets.”
The will was prepared on November 20, 2017, nearly five years before Naomi’s death. According to the documents, the singer – who suffered a public and lifelong battle with depression – was “mentally sane and with a good memory” when she signed and approved the will.
Melissa Sitzler, a senior account manager at a Tennessee law firm called Wiatr & Associates, and another person named Abigail Muelder signed as witnesses, attesting that Naomi was “sound of mind, memory and understanding, and was not under any restrictions or in any incompetent aspect, to make a last will and testament.”
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