Court Narrows Down Prince’s Potential Heirs

Nearly 30 people claimed to be related to the musi

A Minnesota judge that has been overseeing Prince’s estate has ordered genetic testing for people claiming to be heirs and tossed out claims of nearly 30 people.

Carver County Judge Kevin Eide on Friday ordered testing for four half-siblings, Tyka Nelson, Sharon Nelson, Norrine Nelson, and John Nelson, plus a supposed niece and grand-niece, Brianna Nelson and Victoria Nelson.

Prince died April 21 of a drug overdose. The process of resolving his estate has fallen to the courts because Prince had no known children and no known will.

The judge’s order rules out several unidentified people who claimed Prince was their biological father.