Prince's Siblings Meet in Court to Discuss Singer's $250 Million Estate

Tyka Nelson and her brother "weren't speaking" for a long time but reconciled

By Sara Kitnick, Francesca Bacardi May 02, 2016 8:54 PMTags
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Prince's sister, Tyka Nelson, and four of the legendary half-siblings met in court Monday to discuss the late star's $250 million estate. Tyka, 55, stood in front of the judge in Minnesota, who appointed a "special administrator" that will handle Prince's estate. So far, no will has been found, but the bank in charge of handling his finances continues to search for one.

"We are not finding that there's no will, but that no will has yet been found," said Judge Kevin W. Eide, per People.

Tyka, Prince's only full sibling, didn't interact with anybody else, while Norrine Nelson and Sharron Nelson chatted and hugged. Omarr Baker, Alfred Jackson and John Nelson kept to themselves for the most part. A source tells E! News that Tyka's distance does not come as a surprise, as she and Prince had been on the outs for a while.

"For a long time they weren't speaking. I'm not sure what exactly happened but it had been years since they had spoken, over 2 years," the source dished to us. "They recently reconciled and became close near the end."

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But they weren't that close. Another source explains to E! News that Prince rebuffed Tyka at one of his last concerts. "He wouldn't talk to her," the insider shares, adding, "He told his security to keep her away."

Although Tyka kept her distance from her half-siblings, the judge said everyone "agreed to openly communicate with each other and to have regular communication."

"None of us has a crystal ball," the judge said. "We don't know what claims will be made, but we will address those as they come."

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In legal documents obtained by E! News on April 26, Tyka filed an order of formal appointment of special administrator in Carver County, Minn. to manage Prince's remaining assets. The special administrator has the authority to "manage and supervise" Prince's assets and determine the identity of his heirs for around six months or until further requests are filed.

She named Bremer Trust, National Association as the requested special administrator since Prince worked with the bank "for a number of years" and it "has knowledge of his personal financial and business financial affairs."

In court this morning, a lawyer for the bank said all of the siblings except John signed consent forms to allow Bremer Bank and Trust to handle the estate.

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