Author of the article: Wynonna Judd, left, and Naomi Judd, right, attend the 2022 CMT Music Awards at Nashville Municipal Auditorium, April 11, 2022. Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images
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Country singer Naomi Judd left her daughters Wynonna and Ashley out of her will.

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Instead, she appointed her husband of 33 years Larry Strickland as executor of her estate, giving him “full authority and discretion” over her assets “without the approval of any court.” Judd, 76, shot herself in an upstairs room of her Tennessee farmhouse on April 30 after a long battle with her mental health. She prepared her will in November 2017, nearly five years before her suicide, and was deemed to be of “sound mind and memory” when she approved the document. Judd was a member of the country music duo The Judds along with her eldest daughter Wynonna, 58, who is said to be upset by the decision. We apologize, but this video failed to load. Judd’s will states that Strickland is entitled to “reasonable compensation” for his services as executor, according to the document seen by Page Six.

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A source close to Wynonna told Radar Online that the singer is angry that she was left out of Judd’s will and “believes she was a major force behind her mother’s success.” Both daughters had homes on Judd’s 1,000-acre farm in greater Nashville, but it’s unclear whether Winonna and Ashley’s properties are considered part of Judd’s estate. It comes days after actress Ashley, 54, told grief expert David Kessler, 63, on his ‘Healing’ podcast about her mother’s death: ‘It was sudden and painful and my world is turned upside down. “I look back on my childhood and realize that I grew up with a mom who had an undiagnosed and untreated mental illness.” She recalled the “different behavioral expressions, interactions, flashbacks, choices” her mom made and said “I understand it was an expression of the illness.” Ashley added: “I understand that and I know he was in pain and I can understand today that he did the best he could, and if he could have done it differently, he would have.”

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title: “Naomi Judd Left Daughters Wynonna And Ashley Out Of Her Will " ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-28” author: “Antoine Jones”

Author of the article: Wynonna Judd, left, and Naomi Judd, right, attend the 2022 CMT Music Awards at Nashville Municipal Auditorium, April 11, 2022. Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images
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Country singer Naomi Judd left her daughters Wynonna and Ashley out of her will.

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Instead, she appointed her husband of 33 years Larry Strickland as executor of her estate, giving him “full authority and discretion” over her assets “without the approval of any court.” Judd, 76, shot herself in an upstairs room of her Tennessee farmhouse on April 30 after a long battle with her mental health. She prepared her will in November 2017, nearly five years before her suicide, and was deemed to be of “sound mind and memory” when she approved the document. Judd was a member of the country music duo The Judds along with her eldest daughter Wynonna, 58, who is said to be upset by the decision. We apologize, but this video failed to load. Judd’s will states that Strickland is entitled to “reasonable compensation” for his services as executor, according to the document seen by Page Six.

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A source close to Wynonna told Radar Online that the singer is angry that she was left out of Judd’s will and “believes she was a major force behind her mother’s success.” Both daughters had homes on Judd’s 1,000-acre farm in greater Nashville, but it’s unclear whether Winonna and Ashley’s properties are considered part of Judd’s estate. It comes days after actress Ashley, 54, told grief expert David Kessler, 63, on his ‘Healing’ podcast about her mother’s death: ‘It was sudden and painful and my world is turned upside down. “I look back on my childhood and realize that I grew up with a mom who had an undiagnosed and untreated mental illness.” She recalled the “different behavioral expressions, interactions, flashbacks, choices” her mom made and said “I understand it was an expression of the illness.” Ashley added: “I understand that and I know he was in pain and I can understand today that he did the best he could, and if he could have done it differently, he would have.”

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