Two people were left out of country music’s top stars after Naomi Judd’s passing: Wynonna Judd and Ashley Judd, her daughters. Naomi, her husband Larry Strickland was named the executor of Naomi’s will.
According to Page SixIn Naomi’s will, Strickland states that he has the “full authority and discretion”What she left behind is what she will cherish. Strickland was granted permission by his wife to make any necessary decisions. He doesn’t need to get an opinion or permission form the courts, attorney, or other beneficiaries Naomi has listed. Naomi also stated that Strickland would receive financial reimbursement for all matters related to her death. “attorney’s and accountant’s fees, and reasonable expenses.” If anything were to happen to Strickland, Naomi had appointed her brother-in-law, Reginald Strickland, to be the executor alongside Daniel Kris Wiatr, the president of the law firm Naomi used for her will, Wiatr & Associates.
While Wynonna and Ashley were both excluded from the will, it was written on the paperwork that at the time, Naomi herself was in a good mental state and had a “disposing memory”She made her will in 2017 and she has since taken the final decisions about her estate. The will is worth $25 Million per Yahoo! Entertainment.While Wynonna and Ashley have not spoken publicly about details of the will following the news, they both spoke out to preserve their mom’s memory.