Tomi Rae Hynie, partner to the late James Brown, leaves the court during a break in the hearing of James Brown's estate Friday, Feb. 9, 2007, in Aiken, S.C. Hynie was allowed by the judge to visit the home to retrieve her personal things from the home on Beech Island, S.C. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)
Tomi Rae Hynie, partner to James Brown. gestures during a court
hearing over the soul legend's estate Friday, Feb. 9, 2007. in Aiken, S.C.
She, his six adult children and trustees of his estate met in a courtroom
to resolve disputes over his estate as the soul legend's remains
still await burial.(AP Photo/Rich Addicks,pool)