▁The ▁complex ▁issue ▁resulted ▁in ▁law su its ▁and ▁counter - law su its , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁several ▁court ▁cases ▁concerning ▁the ▁ownership ▁of ▁L ym on ' s ▁estate ▁began . ▁ ▁Trying ▁to ▁determine ▁who ▁was ▁indeed ▁the ▁law ful ▁Mrs . ▁Frank ie ▁L ym on ▁was ▁complicated ▁by ▁more ▁issues . ▁W aters ▁was ▁already ▁married ▁when ▁she ▁married ▁L ym on ; ▁she ▁had ▁separated ▁from ▁her ▁first ▁husband , ▁but ▁their ▁divor ce ▁was ▁final ized ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁after ▁she ▁had ▁married ▁L ym on . ▁Taylor ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁married ▁L ym on ▁in ▁Mexico ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁but ▁could ▁produce ▁no ▁acceptable ▁evidence ▁of ▁their ▁union . ▁L ym on ' s ▁marriage ▁to ▁E agle , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁was ▁properly ▁documented ▁as ▁having ▁taken ▁place ▁at ▁Be ul ah ▁Gro ve ▁Bapt ist ▁Church ▁in ▁August a , ▁Georgia , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ; ▁however , ▁the ▁singer ▁was ▁still ▁apparently ▁twice - mar ried ▁and ▁never ▁divor ced ▁when ▁he ▁married ▁E agle . ▁The ▁first ▁decision ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁W aters ' ▁favor ; ▁E agle ▁appe aled , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁App ell ate ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁revers ed ▁the ▁original ▁decision ▁and ▁awarded ▁L ym on ' s ▁estate ▁to ▁E agle . ▁ ▁However ,