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As reported by The Associated Press

Although the results of the court-ordered test have not been released, an attorney for the 6-year-old son of a woman who claimed to be James Brown’s wife when he died, says an independent DNA test confirms the soul singer fathered the child.

Peter Shahid, an attorney for James Brown II’s guardian, told the Associated Press on Friday that the boy was tested in April before a South Carolina judge ordered a paternity test.

Brown II is the son of Tomi Rae Hynie, a former backup singer for the Godfather of Soul.

Trustees handling Brown’s estate have suggested Hynie was not legally married to Brown and her boy is not his son. They were not mentioned in Brown’s will.

A call to a spokesman for Hynie and a message left for Brown’s trustees were not immediately returned.

The story was first reported by Art Harris, whose blog “The Bald Truth” is at http://www.artharris.com.

Brown died in Atlanta on Christmas Day 2006.

As reported by NBC, Augusta;

By Danielle Johnson djohnson@nbcaugusta.com

Story Published: Mar 7, 2008 at 7:12 PM EDT

Story Updated: Mar 7, 2008 at 7:12 PM EDT

She wasn’t in court Friday, but the woman who claims to be James Brown’s widow wants a judge to order paternity tests for the six children the Godfather of Soul named in his will as heirs if here son has to be tested.

An affidavit signed by Tomi Rae Brown singled out three of Brown’s adult children Darryl, Yamma and Larry Brown.

Louis Levenson, who represents five of the six names heirs and their children, is objecting to the DNA testing. He calls it an unnecessary and costly expense.

There was also some revealing testimony concerning Brown’s former trustees.

For the first time it came out that former trustee Buddy Dallas hired another trustee to replace David Cannon after Cannon stepped down in August. It was also revealed that Dallas moved Brown’s trust from South Carolina to Georgia without letting anyone know.

But when Judge Jack Early asked why he failed to tell the court, Dallas said he was scared the judge would be angry with him and turning over 24 years of documents has been hell on earth. But Judge Early was furious, saying with all due respect it’s hell you’ve created.

Former Trustee David Cannon is looking to hire new attorneys. Both his lawyers asked the judge to remove them from the case. The judge granted their request.