{"id":532,"date":"2026-03-08T16:47:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T16:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parkmania.pl\/?p=532"},"modified":"2026-03-08T16:47:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T16:47:48","slug":"tony-toni-tone-singer-dwayne-wiggins-family-locked-in-700k-estate-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parkmania.pl\/?p=532","title":{"rendered":"Tony! Toni! Ton\u00e9! singer D’Wayne Wiggins’ family locked in $700K estate battle"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A legal fight has erupted over the estate of the late Tony! Toni! Ton\u00e9! co-founder D’Wayne Wiggins, with members of the musician’s family now battling in court over control of assets reportedly valued at roughly $700,000.<\/p>\n

According to court filings obtained by TMZ<\/em>, Wiggins’ daughter, Ilahn Wiggins, is challenging the handling of the singer’s estate nearly a year after his death.<\/p>\n

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Ilahn states that her father – the guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter best known for helping lead Tony! Toni! Ton\u00e9! to R&B stardom – left behind an estate worth about $700,000. She and her two brothers are now disputing who should be responsible for managing those assets following his passing.<\/p>\n

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The filings indicate that a relative, Wiggins’ niece Veleta Savannah, is listed on the musician’s death certificate and allegedly informed the singer’s children after his death that she had been named trustee of the estate. <\/p>\n

Ilahn claims Savannah also barred the siblings from entering their father’s home. The dispute escalated when Ilahn alleged that Savannah used a power of attorney document to withdraw approximately $20,000 from one of Wiggins’ bank accounts.<\/p>\n

Ilahn’s filing argues that the siblings believe their father never intended to exclude them from his estate and questions changes to his will that were allegedly made shortly before his death. <\/p>\n

The court documents also state that the children believe the final version of the will may have been executed while Wiggins was receiving end-of-life care and taking medications that could have affected his mental state. <\/p>\n

Savannah has rejected those claims, maintaining that Wiggins was fully aware of his decisions and intended to disinherit his children.<\/p>\n

The legal conflict has drawn attention because of Wiggins’ long-standing influence in R&B through Tony! Toni! Ton\u00e9!, the Oakland trio he formed in the 1980s alongside his brother Raphael Saadiq and cousin Timothy Christian Riley. <\/p>\n

The group helped shape modern soul with albums like The Revival<\/em> and Sons of Soul<\/em>, producing hits including “Feels Good,” “It Never Rains (In Southern California),” and the enduring slow jam “Anniversary.” <\/p>\n

Outside the group, Wiggins also worked as a songwriter and producer for artists such as D’Angelo, En Vogue, and Tevin Campbell, and later served as bandleader on comedian D.L. Hughley’s television program Weekends at the D.L.<\/em><\/p>\n

Wiggins died on March 7, 2025, in Oakland following a battle with cancer.<\/p>\n

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