Inside the Traci Braxton Inheritance Drama and Why So Much Conflict Is Around Her Will

The Braxtons have long been one of R&B’s most iconic families, captivating audiences since the 1990s. Toni Braxton, the eldest, skyrocketed to fame with her breakout single “Love Should Have Brought You Home,” featured on the “Boomerang” soundtrack. Photo via Intagram, @therealtracibraxton Soon after, her sisters—Towanda, Trina, Traci, and Tamar— were signed as a group, The Braxtons, to Atlantic Records. However, Traci eventually left the quartet after becoming pregnant with her son, Kevin Surratt Jr., who would become the most important person in her life until her passing in March 2022 due to esophageal cancer. Traci Braxton’s Journey Toni’s solo career and the group’s successes (including Tamar’s career) paved the way for two reality TV shows: “The Braxton Family Values” and “The Braxtons.” The family dynamic and individual achievements brought them into the spotlight, but after Traci’s untimely death at 50 in March 2022, the family faced a new chapter marked by grief and legal tension over her will. In the latest iteration of their docu-series, the focus has shifted to the family coping with Traci’s loss, and the implications of her will, which named her son as the personal representative of her estate that had an estimated net worth...