The Latest: Prince’s sister says he had no known will

By The Associated Press
April 26 2016 10:33 AM

CP37216986 — This undated photo released by Yamaha Entertainment Group shows a custom-made purple piano the company manufactured for musician Prince. Days before his death, Prince tweeted a photo of the piano intended to be a centerpiece of his scheduled tour. The acoustics of the piano were fine-tuned to Prince\'s specifications. The artist, 57, who was found dead in his suburban Minneapolis home Thursday, April 21, 2016, had intended it for his Prince, Piano and a Microphone tour. (Yamaha Entertainment Group via AP)

MINNEAPOLIS – The Latest on Prince’s death and the musician’s estate (all times local):

11:15 a.m.

Prince’s sister says the superstar musician had no known will and she’s filed paperwork asking a Minnesota court to appoint a special administrator to oversee his estate.

Tyka Nelson filed the paperwork Tuesday in Carver County probate court. Prince died at age 57 on Thursday at his estate in suburban Minneapolis. No cause of death has yet been released.

Nelson is his only surviving full sibling.

Nelson says in her filing that an emergency exists because immediate action is necessary to manage Prince’s business interests. She’s asked that Bremer Trust, a corporate trust company, be named administrator.

With some $27 million in property and an outpouring of nostalgia over the pop star’s death, Prince’s heirs could stand to inherit a small fortune. The size of the fortune isn’t clear, and recent disputes suggest money was tight.

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This story has been corrected to show that the filing was with a Minnesota court, not a court in Minneapolis.

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