Nearly every day for the past two months, newspapers here in Minnesota have carried headlines about the unexpected death of Prince and subsequent claims by alleged heirs to his estate, estimated at $100-$300 million. Yesterday a Carver County (MN) judge ordered affidavits be sealed from people claiming to be his heirs. Next week the judge is scheduled to hear arguments about the genetic testing protocols for determining "heirship."

Coincidentally Chris Paton, noted British Isles family historian and author, blogged yesterday about a Scottish inheritance claim resolved by DNA evidence "that could have profound for similar cases within the aristocratic and landed classes in Britain, and perhaps beyond." Read Paton's 20 Jun 2016 posting here: http://britishgenes.blogspot.com/. DNA isn't just a vehicle to find distant cousins...