Naomi Judd's will named her husband executor, and her family sued to keep the police file on her death sealed

Naomi Judd died by suicide at her Tennessee home on 30 April 2022, at 76. Her will, dated 20 November 2017, named her husband, Larry Strickland, as executor. It gave him "full authority and discretion" to sell or lease estate property without court approval or the consent of any beneficiary. Her brother-in-law Reginald Strickland and the business manager Daniel Kris Wiatr were named as backups. The will did not name her daughters, Wynonna and Ashley Judd, and headlines in August 2022 said they had been cut out. An elder-law firm noted that the reports covered only the executor clause, and a family source told Us Weekly that both daughters were trust beneficiaries^†. In October 2022 Wynonna said there was "no argument" over the will and that she and Ashley would split the estate after Strickland's death. The will surfaced while Strickland and both daughters were suing to stop the Williamson County Sheriff's Office from releasing its death investigation. A court granted a temporary order in August 2022. On 31 August Chancellor Joseph Woodruff ruled that some records, including body camera footage inside the house, were public. The Tennessee Supreme Court vacated that ruling and sent the case back. On 5 December 2022 the family moved to dismiss, because the journalists had not asked for photographs or in-home body camera video. The terms of the trust are not public.