Jett Williams Continues Battle
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Singer Jett Williams, the illegitimate daughter of Hank Williams Sr., asked a judge to order an accounting of the country music legend’s multimillion-dollar estate, starting at his death 38 years ago.
She is seeking half of the proceeds from her father’s music and other assets since his death in 1953.
“I want to set my father’s wishes straight,” Williams said Monday.
She was born to Williams’ former lover, Bobbie Jett, five days after her father’s death. She was raised in Montgomery by Williams’ mother until her death, when the child was 2. Family members then put her up for adoption and concealed her identity from her, according to a court ruling.
Williams began her court battles in 1985, first fighting Williams’ only legitimate child, country entertainer Hank Williams Jr., to prove who her parents were and now to share in the royalties still being earned by her father’s songs, such as “Your Cheatin’ Heart” and “Jambalaya.”
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled more than a year ago that she is entitled to a share of her father’s estate since 1985.
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