A Minnesota judge has excluded nearly 30 would-be heirs from the estate of the late pop star Prince, bolstering the inheritance claims of the performer's sister and surviving half-siblings, court records released last week show. The court order was made in response to a flood of individuals seeking a piece of an estate some have valued at more than $500-million (about R6.5-billion) left by Prince when he died unexpectedly in April at the age of 57, apparently without a will.Claims have poured in since Prince's younger sister, Tyka Nelson, filed a petition seeking appointment of a special administrator for the estate and naming herself and five half-siblings as the only known heirs.In his 19-page order, Judge Kevin Eide appeared to accept those six claims, stating, "the court is not aware of any objection or dispute with the statement that these people are the siblings or half-siblings" of Prince.Under the ruling, Nelson and three half-siblings by Prince's father - John, Norrine and Sharon Nelson, along with two other individuals claiming to be Prince's niece and grandniece - will undergo genetic testing.No provision for genetic testing was made for two other half-brothers - Alfred Jackson and Omar Baker - who shared a common mother with the singer.The judge dismissed claims of heirship from 29 other people purported to have some degree of kinship with Prince, including a professed secret wife who said the CIA had classified their marriage records as top secret.Among other would-be heirs he denied were five people who came forward claiming Prince was their biological or adoptive father. ..