Trustee: Would-be Prince heirs should pay for tests
The trust handling Prince's estate has asked a judge to approve a process for determining legal heirs to the music icon's fortune — but would-be relatives may have to pay for tests.
In a filing in Carver County Probate Court, Bremer Trust, acting as a Special Administrator, says anyone who claims to be a child or otherwise related by blood to Prince Rogers Nelson has to file a claim with the court and set forth "the facts that establish the reasonable possibility of the existence of such a relationship."
The filing also says that Bremer plans to institute a testing procedure for anyone who claims a genetic relationship, and that claimants may have to "submit to and pay for blood and genetic tests to determine if a genetic relationship exists."
Bremer says it intends to engage the Ohio-based DNA Diagnostics Center to perform the tests. The company bills itself as "the world's largest and most trusted DNA testing lab," and has a $449 list price for paternity tests that are suitable for use in court.
The DNA Diagnostics Center's website says it has more than a dozen locations around the Twin Cities and Rochester areas.
Bremer asks for a hearing on or before June 27 to hear motions or objections to its plan.
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