Brown's youngest son told to take paternity test

A US judge has told James Brown's sort of widow Tomi Rae Hynie that her son needs to have a DNA test to prove whether or not the late Godfather of soul was his father. As previously reported, neither Hynie nor her son, six year old James Brown II, were mentioned in the late singer's will, and the couple's marriage has been disputed because she was still technically married to her first husband when she wed Brown. All of which means that only Hynie's son has any claim to Brown's estate, and in order for the court to award anything to him his parentage needs to be proven. As also previously reported, Brown's will is proving confusing because much of his fortune was left to trusts in aid of his grandchildren and a charity to educate disadvantaged children, but six of his children and Hynie are disputing it in a bid to get a share. Hynie's lawyer said this weekend that she did not have a problem with James Brown Junior taking a DNA test, but that she wanted all the children making a claim on Brown's estate to take similar tests.