Court documents have revealed that country music star Naomi Judd excluded daughters Ashley and Wynonna from her will.
Judd committed suicide on April 30th in her Tennessee home after a lengthy battle with depression. Prior to her death, she appointed her husband of over three decades, musician Larry Strickland as executor of her estate. Per the will, which was signed and declared in 2017, Strickland now has “full authority and discretion” to do whatever he feels with properties and expenses without the interference of Judd’s daughters or other family members.
A source close to the family told U.S. Weekly that Ashley and Wynonna were not in the will but were named as beneficiaries of their mother’s trust. The daughters will get an inheritance from the trust once those funds are dispersed. Strickland was also named administrator and head of the trust.
“He really is in control of the whole estate,” the source confirmed.
In the event of Strickland’s death, Judd named her brother-in-law, Reginald Strickland, and Daniel Kris Wiatr, president of Wiatr & Associates, as co-executors.
The 76-year-old died from a fatal gunshot wound to the head. Ashley was visiting her mother at the time and was the one who discovered her lifeless body.
“I have both grief and trauma from discovering her,” Ashley shared during an interview with “Good Morning America” shortly after Judd’s death.
As of now, there does not appear to be any bad blood surrounding the will’s details. Wynonna, Ashley, and Strickland are currently working together to stop the release of graphic photographs taken on the day of Judd’s death. The family has filed a lawsuit against Dusty Rhoades, the Sheriff of Williamson County, Tennessee, to keep all records of Judd’s death sealed, including pictures taken of Judd’s lifeless body.
