Frank Fritz’s estate is officially going to court. A jury trial is set for November in Iowa over the American Pickers star’s $6 million fortune, after mediation between his father and three of his friends fell apart. Bill Fritz is contesting the will Frank filed in October 2023, arguing that Frank’s July 2022 stroke left him unable to make or communicate important financial decisions.
On the other side, friend Annette Oberlander Willows, who was by Frank’s side when he died in September 2024, says Frank did not want his father to inherit anything. Bill Fritz says he expects to win against what he calls a“fake will.”The estate includes a motorcycle collection, a $155,000 Iowa farmhouse and rare antiques Frank gathered over the years.
The trial will ultimately decide whose version of Frank’s wishes holds up. It’s a tough chapter for fans who followed his journey through the stroke and his death, and a real-life reminder that estate plans can be challenged long after they’re signed. Do you think a jury should get to decide what someone wanted?
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