Minnesota judge Kevin Eide ordered the analysis of Prince's blood sample Friday to determine his DNA pattern in a bid to protect the late singer's estate against fake heirs, Minneapolis StarTribune reports. Additionally, the judge said that anyone who wanted to make such a claim had only four months to file a notice with the Carver County court.

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Bremer Trust, the firm in charge of Prince's estate, already got the court's go signal to use Prince's blood sample taken from his autopsy for DNA testing in Fairfield, Ohio.

Prince has no known surviving child. Prince had a son with first wife first wife, Mayte Garcia. The child, named Boy Gregory was born in October 1996 but was only a week old when he suffered and died due to Pfeiffer syndrome, a rare skull disease. Mayte conceived later but suffered a miscarriage. The couple eventually divorced in 1998.  

Several attempts have been made to extort money from Prince when he was alive. An Atlanta woman sought "over $750 billion" from Prince as compensation against Prince since "1985 or so which she claims as a "now 40 years long post-Civil Rights Movement Sociopolitical Hostage Crisis."  

Judge Eide earlier dismissed a $1 billion claim made against Prince by a California man who said that he had an "implied" contract with Prince, making him entitled to all the artist's musical rights.

Judge Eide already appointed Bremer Trust as the temporary administrator of Prince's assets, which include music. Prince's siblings, a sister and five half-siblings already held a court meeting with regards to the management of his estate  since the singer did not write any will. 

The court still welcomes any objection regarding Bremer Trust's appointment as the estate manager. Any claimant has four months to file a complaint. 

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